The best way to pay your Council Tax and Business Rates is by direct debit. It's a faster and more secure method of payment. 

You can access your Council Tax and Business Rates accounts online and set up a direct debit.

• Make an online payment 
• To make a payment for Council Tax, Housing Rents, Business Rates, Benefits overpayments and Garden Waste Subscriptions using our Automated Telephone Payment Line call 0845 3723334 available 24 hours a day. NB You cannot pay for Planning or Building Control applications on this number
• To pay at a time and a place more convenient to you use PayPoint. Find your nearest outlet at www.allpay.net/outlets
• To pay by Standing Order include your Council Tax account number, invoice number, the Council's sort code 30-11-48 and bank account number 00846389 
• Cheques and postal orders will only be accept by post and should be made payable to Borough of Pendle. Post-dated cheques will not be accepted
• To pay by credit and debit card call us on 01282 661661. 

For information on opening bank accounts and managing your money, visit The Money Advice Service.