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With the accessibility to computers and internet use growing every day, and peoples lives becoming increasingly busy, the internet is becoming more and more popular for people to carry our their personal business outside of normal working hours. By introducing an online payment system, the Council is making itself more accessible to the public.
The Council also recognises that the trend for using a card to pay for things instead of cash or cheques is growing rapidly, and will continue to do so in the future. This new system is responding to the demand of the community.
When you make your payment, the Council's system receives an acknowledgement from the bank to advise whether or not the payment was successful. This is the same acknowledgement that you will receive. In the unlikely circumstance that an error occurs in the payment process (for example, in the event of a power cut) we may need to contact you. Your personal details are also used to ensure that the payment is credited against your bill in our systems.
Yes.
The system uses "shopping basket" technology that allows you to pay a selection of bills in one go. There are simple instructions on the payment screens that guide you through the system for adding extra items to your basket and then you can pay for them all in one transaction.
The bank charges for debit card transactions are charged at a flat rate per payment, whereas credit cards are charged at a percentage of the value of the payment being made. The Council has taken the decision to limit the acceptance of credit cards simply as a measure to minimise the bank charges that it would incur, and ultimately have to pass on to the Council Taxpayer. As an indication, if every Council Tax and Business Rate payer used a credit card to settle their bill, the Council Tax would need to be increased by over 20% just to cover the extra bank charges.
No.
The Council uses a service provided by Capita and Streamline, the card payment company, who communicate directly with your bank to gain authorisation that the payment can be made.
Yes.
When you pay your bill online and your payment is accepted, you will receive online confirmation. You have the opportunity to make a note of the transaction id and authorisation code; or you can print a copy of the page as a receipt for your records. Also, if you provide your email address in the appropriate field when making your payment, you will be sent an email as payment confirmation.
When you have entered your card details and pressed the "Make a Payment" button, the system will communicate with your own bank to seek authorisation for the payment. This should take a few seconds. The payment page will refresh automatically to confirm that payment has been authorised. At this point, your payment has been taken from your bank account. We will credit the payment against your bill on the following working day.
Make sure that your credit or debit card is accepted by Fareham Borough Council (check the list of accepted cards). If the card type is valid but payment is refused, you should check direct with your own bank.
If you encounter any problems using the online payment service please contact the Customer Service Centre on 01329 236100 during normal office hours, or email cashoffice@fareham.gov.uk, and advise us that a problem has occurred. Once notified, we will monitor the system to see if the payment has completed and let you know whether you need to make the payment again.
No.
The Council will not pass on any charges to you, if you choose to pay online. With the exception of Direct Debits, debit card payments online are the cheapest way for us to do business, so we would encourage you to pay your bills this way.
The online payments system will be under regular review and as the Council develops its online services, these will be added to the system. Further details will be publicised in Fareham Today as they become available.
If you encounter any problems, or just have a good idea about the online payments service that you want to pass onto the Council, please e-mail cashoffice@fareham.gov.uk, or you can telephone us on 01329 236100 (ext. 4676) during normal office hours.
Yes.
You can pay by our 24 hour automated telephone payment service. The Telephone Payment Number is: 0345 6066 876.
With touch-tone keypad, follow the voice prompts and enter your payment and card details via your telephone keypad. Payments are processed automatically and you will not need to speak to a Council officer. You will be told that your payment has been authorised and you will be given an authorisation code as confirmation.
Alternatively, during normal office hours, you can speak to a member of staff who will process your payment on your behalf. All you need to do is call the Customer Service Centre on 01329 236100 and ask for the relevant section (for example Council Tax; Housing Rents; Sales Invoice). Payment will be authorised during your call so the member of staff can provide you with the transaction id and authorisation code as confirmation. In addition, if you provide an email address, you will be sent an email as payment confirmation.
Fareham Borough Council provides several options for payment of services administered by the Council.
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