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I paid my council tax by cash but didn't get a receipt and the council demands I pay it again as they have no record of it. I know I paid it because I have the memory of being there paying it and corroborating memories, and I have written memoranda, which I made to remind myself to pay it, and after I had paid it, that I had, and later when I discovered I had no receipt, to go and get one. Has anyone got experience of this?
It may sound a strange thing to do birdsong, but report it to the police as a suspected theft.
Then write to the council chief cashier and report that you believe there has been a theft and quote the log number the police gave you.
This will make them sit up and go and look for your payment.
Thank you conniff. I have been advised by a solicitor that it is a very serious matter to accuse the council of such mismanagement or misappropriation. Would I not be liable to prosecution if unable to conclusively prove my claim? I am currently at stage two of the council's internal investigation so I know they are not going to find any record, but I am persevering so I can put my case to the Ombudsman at stage four.
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