I’ve done this to several cars. Worked everytime.

Co-sign on the emailing of your council person. I was in the same boat as you and emailed mine and they sent it directly to the finance director who handled it for me personally. When they fucked it up again the next year all I had to do was re-reply to the chain and say “hey it happened again” and it got taken care of quickly.

A lot of people that hunt with dogs just leave them to die in the woods at the end of the season because it’s cheaper to get a new puppy than it is to properly care for a dog for it’s life. Would not suggest adopting out any dog to someone who participates in that archaic blood sport.