Instruction to Your Bank/Building Society

Please pay Flintshire County Council Direct Debits from the account detailed in this instruction, subject to the safeguards assured by the Direct Debit Guarantee.

Direct Debit Guarantee

Your rights

Organisations using the Direct Debit Scheme go through a careful vetting process before they are authorised, and are closely monitored by the banking industry. The efficiency and security of Direct Debit is monitored and protected by your own bank or building society.

The Direct Debit Guarantee applies to all Direct Debits. It protects you in the rare event that there is an error in the payment of your Direct Debit, for instance if a payment is taken on the incorrect date, or the wrong amount is collected. It cannot be used to address contractual disputes between you and the billing organisation.

Direct Debit Guarantee

• The Guarantee is offered by all banks and building societies that accept instructions to pay Direct Debits
• If there are any changes to the amount, date or frequency of your Direct Debit the organisation will notify you (normally 10 working days) in advance of your account being debited or as otherwise agreed. If you request the organisation to collect a payment, confirmation of the amount and date will be given to you at the time of the request
• If an error is made in the payment of your Direct Debit, by the organisation or your bank or building society, you are entitled to a full and immediate refund of the amount paid from your bank or building society
• If you receive a refund you are not entitled to, you must pay it back when the organisation asks you to
• You can cancel a Direct Debit at any time by simply contacting your bank or building society. Written confirmation may be required. Please also notify the organisation.

Choose your payment date

This does not form part of your instruction to your bank/building society and is for Flintshire County Council official use only.

You can choose to extend your Council Tax payments to a full calendar year to pay over 12 months with the last payment being due in March. If you set up your Direct Debit part way through the financial year we will extend your instalments over the maximum period available up until March.

We normally will set up your instalments on your preferred date to cover your full Council Tax balance.