GRAVESEND: Pipe fitter sentenced for refusing to pay council tax
A PIPE fitter has been given a suspended jail sentence after refusing to pay more than £12,000 he owed in council tax.
Kevin O’Farrell, from Gravesend, was given a three month prison sentence, suspended for three months, at Dartford Magistrates’ Court after being found guilty of wilfully refusing to pay council tax.
The 52-year-old owes Gravesham Council £12,105 in council tax dating back to 2004, and the court ordered him to pay the money to the council at £350 per month.
O’Farrell, of The Hedgerows, was taken to the court for the hearing on August 18 after being arrested earlier that morning.
For information on council tax rules and payment, go to gravesham.gov.uk
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