Have you thought about this?

[TWR]

Hi all, just a though for you all, do you due to the Location & area of you house Eg/main Rd/ side road the amount of traffic / noise etc, I will put you in the picture, I live on a long Rd on an estate there are many roads going off to the Left + Right off this, there are Artics going to a works also the Refuse Lorry's, there are Cars upon cars using the road daily there is never a quiet time, yet houses that are off this Rd pay the same Poll Tax, I am looking into this but what is your views? also whilst I am at it, would you claim off the council for damage to your car due to the state of Pot Holes ( I have asked this Q before)

[dustypuss]

Move

[TWR]

That must have Cleared your brain out thinking about that dustypuss, but think about the Q put your brain into gear, think about, are you paying too much, then reply with a positive answer.

[piggynose]

i would´ve thought this was the 1st thought. maybe he either cant afford to, or its a principle thing

[Dustybun]

I don't think your local Council will approach you TWR with an offer to reduce your Council Tax but if you get together with others and approach them you may get a hearing. It might be worth finding out who your local Councillor is and have a word with them for guidance. :0)

[S_C]

depending on the area you live you will most probably have paid less for a house on a busy road than one of the ones of the " side streets " where it is quieter, if the diferance is enough to reduce your house " banding " by the local council you may already be paying less " poll tax " than those houses in quieter streets.

however as the " banding " of house prices has not been reset for a number of years arguing this point may find you recieving a higher bill after your house is re-valued.

regarding the state of the roads in the uk. Sadly they are in a bad state of repair as most repairs are done " so it would appear" in a flimsy way , as the same patches of road seem to fall into disrepear quickly after being repaired once .

If your car hits a pot hole and damage is caused " you would need to check this " but i believe if the damage to the road has been reported and you can proove the damage is due to the pot hole you should " i believe " have grounds for a claim .
But that leaves me with another question . If you can claim for pot holes what about the damage faced by people with low " ride hight" vehicles that get damaged by the " humps / sleeping policemen" that all councils have adopted . Along with this is the extra noise created by vehicles going over these " humps "

[askyourgran]

It's time you got a petition together with your neighbours and local businesses first of all approach your local council about this, and your local MP. If you get no joy, you could then approach the Dept of Transport at Marsham Street with your grievance (and the petition). They could possiby put a ban on heavy traffic (or perhaps ensure that your road isn't been used as a rat-run by cars) in a residential area. Complain tp the Council's Highways Department about the pot-holes by all means but I don't reckon they'll pay up for any damage to your car there would be a deluge of claims.

[karenmac60]

Your council tax pays for local services - refuse collection, libraries, community education centres, street lighting etc. It has absolutely nothing to do with traffic noise on your street. As others have said, if it is bad enough to lower the value of your home then you may already pay less than others in the same sized properties in different locations. You can check the valuation rolls to see the banding for other properties in your area, but you only have 6 months to appeal from the date you started paying on that property at the current banding.