A step too far?
Discussion
A quick rant.....
We are required to pay something in the region of £2300+ for council tax currently. It's gone up over £600 in about 4 years.
Our services appear to have been eroded for this increase. Recycling mandatory, collected every 2 weeks and normal non-recyclable rubbish every 2 weeks as well. For recycling, we were provided with clear sacks at the same time the time table was dropped off.
Not anymore, we now have to pay £2.50 a roll for them. Not a huge price admitted but on top of the £2300 and the cut back in amount of collections!
But the issue for me is that you can only collect them from the council offices now ...in the middle of the city and the icing on the cake, pay for one hours minimum of parking (in the council offices car park where it is the only place to park) and when you get there and ask for more than one roll you are told they are only permitted to let you buy the one. So, takes about 90 minutes and costs probably about £10 when you factor in parking, petrol and a roll of thin s
tty bags which split open as soon as you look at them!
They won't accept rubbish in any other bag and they can fine us for it, apparently.
FFS!
We are required to pay something in the region of £2300+ for council tax currently. It's gone up over £600 in about 4 years.
Our services appear to have been eroded for this increase. Recycling mandatory, collected every 2 weeks and normal non-recyclable rubbish every 2 weeks as well. For recycling, we were provided with clear sacks at the same time the time table was dropped off.
Not anymore, we now have to pay £2.50 a roll for them. Not a huge price admitted but on top of the £2300 and the cut back in amount of collections!
But the issue for me is that you can only collect them from the council offices now ...in the middle of the city and the icing on the cake, pay for one hours minimum of parking (in the council offices car park where it is the only place to park) and when you get there and ask for more than one roll you are told they are only permitted to let you buy the one. So, takes about 90 minutes and costs probably about £10 when you factor in parking, petrol and a roll of thin s
tty bags which split open as soon as you look at them!They won't accept rubbish in any other bag and they can fine us for it, apparently.
FFS!
Edited by Hip2Bsquare on Thursday 30th September 14:27
You could just take the recycling to your local tip every so often, then you would't need the specific bags. I take ours every couple of weeks, although this is mainly because I never get around to putting it out on time.
I completely agree that for £2,300 you ought to expect some free bags! Time for you to run for council perhaps.
I completely agree that for £2,300 you ought to expect some free bags! Time for you to run for council perhaps.
They have their bullet-proof pension funds and 'early retirement due to stress' to pay for... and it comes out of what we have left after we've paid our own tax and pension contributions. Yes folks, we're carrying them on our backs.
Edited by Simpo Two on Thursday 30th September 14:53
I know it's not the end of the world but it is just an added irritation when time is short and loads of other things on your plate. You can't even plan ahead and buy a few rolls whilst you are there.
It also feels a bit like falling off a bike, hitting the crossbar on the way to the ground and then some kind fellow coming along and kicking you in the nuts .....just to make sure you "got" both of them!
It also feels a bit like falling off a bike, hitting the crossbar on the way to the ground and then some kind fellow coming along and kicking you in the nuts .....just to make sure you "got" both of them!
Hip2Bsquare said:
I know it's not the end of the world but it is just an added irritation when time is short and loads of other things on your plate. You can't even plan ahead and buy a few rolls whilst you are there.
It also feels a bit like falling off a bike, hitting the crossbar on the way to the ground and then some kind fellow coming along and kicking you in the nuts .....just to make sure you "got" both of them!
But there must be hundreds of people who aren't physically able to get to the council office??It also feels a bit like falling off a bike, hitting the crossbar on the way to the ground and then some kind fellow coming along and kicking you in the nuts .....just to make sure you "got" both of them!
Come on, which council is it?
Hip2Bsquare said:
TEKNOPUG said:
Have you tried ringing the council office and asking them how you are supposed to get to the office to purchase bags, when you are at work during the council office opening hours?
I was just going to mention this too.They open at 9 and close at 4.
Happy f
king days!k do they expect you to get to office to collect them?! Call them now and let us know their answer.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff