Summons

If we send you a summons it will advise you that you have lost the right to pay the current years charge by instalments.

Your attendance at Teesside Magistrates Court in respect of the summons is only required if you wish to contest the debt and resist an application by the Council for a liability order, otherwise the case may be dealt with in your absence.

If you accept liability for the debt you are reminded that the Court cannot make a payment arrangement with you. If you want to discuss an arrangement this should be done before the hearing with a member of our staff.

Where an arrangement is made, the Council will still ask the Magistrates to grant a liability order - but provided the arrangement is adhered to no further recovery action will be taken in respect of the liability order.