Pay your Council Tax

Ways to pay your council tax including Direct Debit, telephone and online payments.

A new Council Tax Reduction Scheme for North Yorkshire Council

From 1 April next year there will be a new single council in North Yorkshire, replacing the seven district and borough councils and the county council. Currently the seven district and borough councils all have slightly different schemes for Council Tax Reduction, and by law there has to be a single scheme covering the whole of the North Yorkshire area. All eight councils have been working together on proposals for a scheme that is more supportive, with the maximum level of reduction for the people most in need. The aim is that the single scheme will make claiming easy and provide up to 100% support for households on the lowest incomes.

Please note Mastercard have changed the security procedures they use when processing online payments

During the payment process you will be redirected to your bank’s card verification page and returned to the payment screen once this verification is complete.

The new security procedure increases your wait time on the ’authenticate payment’ screen. Please wait up to 15 seconds before selecting the submit button to continue with the processing of the payment, if you haven’t automatically been redirected.

Please note that you will need your Council Tax Reference Number (from a Council Tax bill) to use in the 'Reference' field, and you will need to enter the 'Amount' as pounds and pence with a decimal point in between, e.g. 145.32 or 68.00

We cannot accept payment via Diners Card or American Express.

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Direct Debit

A safe and convenient way to pay for most people.

You have a choice of two dates - the 1st or 20th 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

Please complete and return the direct debit instruction to Craven District Council, 1 Belle Vue Square, Broughton Road, Skipton, BD23 1FJ.

Download Direct Debit Form

Online Banking or Standing Order

If you use online banking or wish to set up a standing order, our account details are:

Sort Code 30-91-12

Account Number 00654605

Include your full 11-digit council tax account number as your reference. This is shown at the top of your council tax bill.

Telephone

Call us on 01756 700600 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please have your Council Tax account number and your credit/debit card details ready. (Telephone calls may be recorded for training and monitoring purposes)

We are unable to accept payments on the following cards: American Express, and Diners Card.

Other ways to pay

Post Office or Pay Point

Payment can be made by Allpay smart card with no additional cost to you. You can request an Allpay card by telephoning Customer Services on 01756 700600. You will need to have your Council Tax account number ready.

Find your nearest Pay Point Outlet on the Allpay website

If you do not have a smart card, you can still pay at your local Post Office, quoting Girobank No. 6080324, but there may be an additional charge for this service.

By post

Send your cheque payments to Craven District Council, 1 Belle Vue Square, Broughton Road, Skipton, BD23 1FJ. Cheques should be made payable to Craven District Council, quoting your Council Tax account number, the first line of your address and your post code on the back of the cheque.

In person

We accept payments by cheque, debit or credit card. (We are unable to accept payments on the following cards: American Express, Diners Card).

Take your bill to Customer Services at 1 Belle Vue Square, Broughton Road, Skipton, BD23 1FJ.

Standing Order

Take your bill to your Bank or Building Society and ask them to set up a standing order in line with the payment details shown on the front of your bill.

If you wish, you can download a copy of the Standing Order, complete and sign it and take it to your Bank or Building Society - not us. The Council's bank account details, which you will need to quote on the Standing Order form, are:

Account Number 00654605
Sort Code 30-91-12

You will also need to quote your Council Tax account number when setting up your standing order. Please ensure that your bank account is debited at least 10 days before the instalment due date so that payment reaches us on time.

At your bank

Payment can be made at some banks quoting the Council's bank details: