National Non-Domestic Rates

Business rates (NNDR) electronic billing

Dover District Council is pleased to announce that you can now receive your business rates (National Non-Domestic Rate) demand notices electronically, rather than by post.

If you choose to have this service, your bill will be issued as a word attachment in an email sent to the email address provided by you. You will be helping the Council to save money and therefore you, as a ratepayer.

If you want to receive your bills by email, please complete and return the form further down this page.

On receipt of a completed registration form we will send you a copy of the last bill issued to you to confirm that the service has been started.

If you have any questions about this service or need any help, please phone ‘DDC @ your service’ on 01304 872199.

Please note that all other notices and legal documents, i.e. reminders, final notices or summonses, will continue to be issued in paper format.

Want to save yourself even more time, effort and money?

If you are not currently paying by direct debit, apply today.

It’s the easy way to pay:

You can choose from 6 payment dates (1st, 5th, 12th, 19th, 24th or 28th), so you can pick the one that matches your requirements
It saves you time and effort – no travelling to the bank, Post Office or cash office
No queuing to pay
No cheques to write or letters to post
It is simpler than paying by any other method
Control rests with you and your bank/building society manager
It saves the Council money and therefore you, as a taxpayer
If you pay bank charges, Direct Debits are cheaper than other transactions
You have a money back guarantee (this is printed on the Direct Debit Application Form below)

Interested? – then complete our Direct Debit form

Direct Debit Application Form

Please complete the form below if you want to receive your business rates (Nation Non-domestic Rate) bills electronically.

You must read these notes before sending this form to us:

Once this request has been processed an electronic bill will be issued to you to confirm that your email address has been added to our records. All future notices will be sent to you in electronic format.

Please note, it is your responsibility to access and read the explanatory notes and any other leaflets produced by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. These notes and leaflets can be found at:

www.dover.gov.uk/nndr/leaflets

You will be reminded where to access the leaflets every time we send you a bill.

By submitting a request for this service, you are agreeing to notify the Council in writing, if:

Your email address changes
You no longer have internet access
You no longer want this service.

The Council reserves the right to withdraw this arrangement with immediate effect if we consider that this facility is being misused or mismanaged. You will be notified in writing if the facility has been withdrawn.

The bills are issued in accordance with S.233 Local Government Act 1972, The National Non-Domestic Rating (Collection and Enforcement) (Local Lists) Regs. 1989 (S.I. 1989/1058), The Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Electronic Communications) (England) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/2604) and The Non-Domestic Rating and Council Tax (Electronic Communications) (England) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/237). They are treated as, ‘given, served or supplied by sending the notice or information to that person by electronic communication to such address as may be notified by that person for that purpose’. Dover District Council is the data controller for the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998. The information you provide will only be used by the Council to assist in the administration of Council Tax and will not be disclosed to a third party.

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) must be completed

* I have read the above notes

* Business rate payer reference:
You can find your business rate payer reference on your business rate bill. If you no longer have your bill and do not know your reference number you can phone ‘DDC @ your service’ on 01304 872199 and ask for a copy bill.

* Company name:

* Company address:

* Company postcode:

Company telephone number:

Company mobile number:

* Company E-mail address:

* Company E-mail address: (for confirmation)

You must enter below, your name, as the person authorised to request this e-billing facility and the position you hold within the company.

* Name of authorised person:

* Position held in company:

If you require further information please contact the Non-Domestic Rates Section:

Telephone: 01304 872195
Fax: 01304 872104
Address: Non-Domestic Rates Section, Revenues and Benefits Division, Dover District Council, White Cliffs Business Park, Dover, Kent CT16 3PJ
E-mail: nndr@dover.gov.uk