Stockport Council actively work against…
Stockport Council seems to actively work against the interest of its own residents. Please note this is a report of not one, but several examples, of what are laughingly referred to as their 'service levels'
When we moved home, they messed up transferral of their bloated council tax charges so much that they invoiced me for my new home AND my next door neighbour's, then sent me several threatening letters if I didn't start paying for the property. When we rang them to politely report the error, the rudest person I have ever spoken to accused us of lying and causing the mistake ourselves. They don't identify themselves by name, of course (except for the AI 'assistant' on their web site), and it's obvious why.
Last month, I was given a parking ticket while parked outside our own house for a couple of minutes whilst trying to get my infirm 88 year old mother in law to a medical appointment. The warden who booked me clearly enjoyed the encounter and declared that 'that wasn't the full nature of the offence.' Note, "OFFENCE".
Most recently Stockport had the wheeze to start charging people extra for their green bins. We applied for a permit, which took endless weeks to arrive. Their web site claimed that the remaining refuse service 'would remain free of charge.' FREE OF CHARGE? We pay hundreds of pounds every month for them to do so.
The local roads are littered with pot holes, cycle lanes have made some streets impossible to navigate safely, and and it's obvious that the Council is more concerned with its signature projects rather than basic maintenance. "The New Berlin" is the rather amusing claim they make for the town centre redevelopment. Berlin, 1945, maybe.
PS, come on Trustpilot, give us a 'zero rating' option.
16 de septiembre de 2025
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