How to pay your Business Rates

1.Direct Debit

• You have a choice of four dates - the 1^st, 10^th, 20^th or 28^th of each month.

• You receive at least 14 days notice of when your bank account will be debited and by how much.

• You are guaranteed a full and immediate refund from your bank in the unlikely event of anything going wrong.

• You can cancel the Direct Debit at any time, so you stay in control.

• You can forget queues, cheques and stamps.

• You do not have to complete a new mandate each year; the same one carries on.

You can:

• Print off a direct debit form

• E-mail us to ask for a form

• Telephone or visit us at the following address:

Revenues & Benefits Service

Leicester City Council

Wellington House,

22 - 30 Wellington Street
Leicester

LE1 6HL

Telephone:0116 252 7005

2.Standing Order

If you do not want to use direct debit you can pay by standing order, which is easier than paying by cheque or cash.

You can:

• Print off a standing order form

• Email us to ask for a form

• Telephone or visit us at the above address.

Send the completed form to your bank or building society, not us, and remember to set your payment date for five days before the due date shown on your bill. This will ensure the payment is received and put on your account on time, and will avoid any unnecessary reminders being sent to you.

3. By Internet

You can pay your pay your Business rates on-line by Switch, Solo, Delta, Visa, Master Card or JCB Card.

4.Credit or Debit Card

Our secure answer phone service (0116 252 7012) is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We accept Switch (Maestro), Delta debit cards, and most credit cards.

Just have your card details and Business Rates account number from your bill ready (it begins "80... ") when you call. Your payment will be credited to your account usually within one working day. There is no charge or minimum payment required for debit or credit card payments.

5. By BACS

Bank: Co-Operative Bank PLC

Address: 77/79 Market Place, Leicester LE1 5EN

Account Name: Leicester City Council NNDR account

Sort code: 08-90-77

Account Number: 61079805

6.By Post

Please make your cheque payable to "Leicester City Council", write your Business Rates account number that begins with "80", on the back of your cheque and send it to

Leicester City Council,
Cash Office,
PO Box 9190,
Wellington House

22 - 32 Wellington Street

Leicester
LE1 8DE.

Please post your payment at least five days before the due date shown on your bill. This will ensure the payment is received and put on your account on time, and will avoid any unnecessary payment reminders being sent to you. We do not accept post-dated cheques, and you should not send cash through the post.

7 By PayPoint

New for 2009! You can now pay at any outlet showing the PayPoint logo. That's hundreds of places in Leicester and thousands nationwide, helping you to pay where you want, when you want, and at no extra cost!

Outlets include newsagents, convenience stores, supermarkets and garages, most open long hours, many seven days a week. Just pass your bill and cash payment to the shop assistant and they will do the rest. Details of your local outlet can be found on the paypoint website.

8.At the Post Office

You can also pay for free at any Post Office branch. Details of your local branch can be found at the Post Office Website.