allpay.net helps district council save £103,000

The allpay.net scheme which was introduced last year by South Bedfordshire District Council has been hailed a big success with over £10 million going through the system in just 12 months. The original contract for allpay.net enabling residents to make payments to the council at over 50 outlets across the district was due to run for 19 months but was extended for a further six months because of the quality of service provided.

Customers can pay their bills at newsagents and grocery stores in South Bedfordshire as well as at thousands of places elsewhere in the country. The costs and savings have been almost exactly as predicted when the council first introduced the scheme in December 2005. The projected saving this year is just over £103,000.

Councillor Philip Penman, speaking at a meeting of the Full Council of South Bedfordshire District Council said: “The contract has been a great success. We are now offering a significantly more convenient service for our customers and we are saving a considerable sum of money at the same time. Our customers are voting with their feet and have made over 140,000 transactions so far."

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