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Complain about a missed bin collection or council service
Use this after repeated missed collections, or when the online form has produced no result.
Send to Your local council · checked 14/09/2026
Have these to hand before you write
- Dates of the missed collections
- Any online report reference numbers
- Your council tax account number
Suggested subject line
Missed collection and service complaint at [YOUR ADDRESS]
Opening lines
I am writing about repeated missed collections at [YOUR ADDRESS]. Please arrange a collection and register this as a formal complaint under your complaints procedure.
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