I pay that every bloody month Shit! What services do they provide to warrant that cost? As a comparison, we have communal rubbish containers throughout the estate (inc recycling ones) and they're emptied every night! 7 days a week! I pay over £200 a month for the privilege of having: 4 wheelie bins (paper, plastic and metal, garden rubbish and general waste that doesn't fit on the other ones) to be collected once a week on a 2 bin per 2 weeks for the garden and general waste then in between the paper and plastic/metal alternated, crap roads, idiotic traffic signs Ice on the road during winter months paid parking on major towns and cities Litter everywhere ridiculous speed bumps that you can ride in between (even with the car) One thing the council offers for free and lots are potholes...