You can pay your business rates online by clicking on the button below.
Pay onlineBy Direct Debit | This can be organised quickly and simply over the phone on 01476 40 60 80. Alternatively you can complete a  Direct Debit mandate form [327kb] and post this to us. |
| By phone | Automated payment service 0330 088 6753. Calls cost 2p per minute plus your phone company's access charge. |
| By post | Business Rates *Please quote your account reference on the back of the cheque. |
| By cash at Allpay outlets | To pay by cash at one of many Allpay outlets (including Post Offices, shops and petrol stations), contact us and we will order you a payment card. |
What happens if you do not pay?
Failure to make the required payment(s) may result in recovery action culminating in the issue of a summons. If the court is satisfied you are liable, they can issue a Liability Order.
This means the council can:
- instruct enforcement agents to take your belongings and sell them to raise money to pay the outstanding business rates and costs
- bring insolvency proceedings against you
- obtain security for unpaid business rates; and
- bring further court proceedings that may lead to your committal to prison