Newark & Sherwood District Council

Online Payments

Our online payments service is provided by Civicapay on behalf of the council.

What services can I pay for online?

• Council tax
• Business rates
• Housing rent
• Garden waste
• Benefit overpayments
• Invoice payments (includes Lifeline payments, pest control invoices, parking permits, trade waste)
• Food safety training
• Planning payments (includes pre-application advice, planning applications, exemptions, decisions, policy documents, discharge of conditions)
• Land searches
• Licenses 
• Pay for change to your address
• Pay for bulky waste collection

To use the service you will need a debit or credit card.

We accept Visa and Mastercard cards only - sorry we do not accept American Express.

Paying by Direct Debit

You can pay for the following by Direct Debit:

• Council Tax
• Business Rates
• Rents

Paying by direct debit helps us keep our collection costs down, which helps us keep your bills lower. 

Setting up a direct debit is easy!

Visit our online direct debit page to pay by card.

Paying by telephone

You can pay for the following by telephone:

• Council tax
• Business rates
• Housing rent
• Benefit overpayments
• Invoice payments (includes Lifeline payments, pest control invoices, parking permits, trade waste - You cannot use the new 0300 number for this payment)

You can pay over the phone using a debit or credit card. Please call 0300 4560478 and select the correct option. You will need to enter a billing/reference number. 

Please make sure that you have ready:

• your debit or credit card 
• your account reference number
• the amount you wish to pay

Trade Waste

You can pay your trade waste invoice online, by direct debit, over the phone using a card payment or at a Post office, Paypoint or Payzone outlet.

• Pay trade waste

Paying at the Post Office, PayPoint or Payzone outlets

Post office - accept cheques (made payable to Post Office Ltd.), cash and debit/credit cards.
PayPoint - accept cash or debit/credit cards only
Payzone - accept cash, debit/credit cards only

Find your nearest Payzone location

Find your nearest Post office 

Parking

PayByPhone cashless parking means you can pay for parking using your mobile phone.

• PayByPhone cashless parking

Parking fines / Fixed Penalty Notice

Parking Fines can be paid online via the Nottinghamshire County Council website

Garden recycling service

• Pay for garden recycling service