Ways that Council Tax may contact you

The Council Tax Service may contact you by -

  • email
  • text messages
  • a telephone call
  • by letter

If you have any questions or concerns, contact us by emailing ctaxsr@hullcc.gov.uk.

You can check your Council Tax details online, by logging in or registering to manage your my council tax account.

Email

An email sent from us will say it’s from ‘named person’@hullcc.gov.uk’. It will have your name within the email and will have a set paragraph at the bottom of the email.

The email message may ask you to sign in and check your Online Council Tax account.

Text message

If you fall behind with your Council Tax payments, a text message from us will state that it’s from ‘HullCouncil’, it will also contain your name and a hyperlink.

The hyperlink will start with https:// and be followed by a personalised reference. When clicked, it will take you to a verification page.

For security and GDPR reasons, you will need to enter your postcode. You will then have three attempts to enter the correct postcode before access is blocked. This can be upper or lower case and can be with or without a space.

Once your individual link is verified, you will be shown a new page containing your account number, name and address and current amount of Council Tax that is outstanding and needs to be paid. You can pay in full or make a part payment, however this may not stop further recovery action. If uncertain you should email ctaxsr@hullcc.gov.uk to arrange a payment plan.

The page also shows different options to make payments and where you can get debt advice.

Telephone call

When you receive a call from us, we will ask to speak to the person named on your Council Tax bill and then state that the call is from Hull City Council and ask a validation question to ensure that we are talking to the correct person.

Letters

Our letters will always show Hull City Council’s logo and have our contact details in the top right-hand corner.

Our FREEPOST address is -

FREEPOST RSJC-KKBE-ABXZ
Hull City Council
PO Box 15
Hull
HU1 2AA

Further Information

It is your responsibility to pay the instalments shown on your Council Tax bill and failure to do so may result in recovery action being taken.

Information regarding free and impartial Debt advice or help available with Cost of living.

Information regarding any known Council Tax scams can be found on GOV.UK.

To see how Hull City Council uses your information, view our Council Tax Privacy Notice.