Fact or fiction
Fiction: If the site doesn’t allow post to be delivered there, then I can’t be charged council tax.
Fact: If you are using your holiday caravan as your sole or main residence, then it does not matter whether your post is delivered to the site or not, you will still be liable to pay council tax.
Fiction: If the council doesn’t provide a refuse collection service to the site, then I don’t have to pay council tax.
Fact: The council offer a refuse collection service to every council tax payer, but holiday site owners may choose not to allow council vehicles on to the site. However, this does not remove your liability to pay council tax if you use your holiday home as your sole or main residence.
Fiction: As long as I provide the holiday site owner with a “care of” address I don’t have to pay council tax.
Fact: The address you provide to the site owner should be the one for your sole or main residence i.e. the place you live when not on holiday, pay council tax and other bills in respect of, the place your driving licence, bank accounts and doctors, are registered to, and the place you are registered to vote.
If you have provided your son or daughters address (or anyone else’s) because you have your post delivered there, or because you don’t have a sole or main residence anywhere else, then you will be liable to pay council tax in respect of your holiday home.
Fiction: If the site is only open for part of the year, then I can’t be charged council tax
Fact: If you use your holiday home as your sole or main residence, then you will be liable to pay council tax there, regardless of whether the site only has a licence for limited opening during the year. You will be given an exemption from liability for payment of council tax for the period the site is closed.