Take a 100 lines laddie...

...the slipper at least in my day (perhaps the equivalent of the tawse for you) if not the cane itself. Never, ever lines.

Even though my tax return is now rather more simple (and, TBF, completing it on-line makes it even easier) I hate doing it, and mine was done on-line just before Christmas.

It told me in real-time how much I owed them (and I agreed to within a couple of pence, which makes a rather pleasant change), but neglected to say it wanted that amount paying, now. (In previous years I've had a hard-copy account sent to me to pay).

First indication was a set of eMails asking me if I needed help in (the methods for) paying my bill. With only a little difficulty, I managed to get back into my online account, confirm that it now said they wanted payment (of the original amount) and paid it by bank transfer.

That was a couple of weeks ago. Since then I've had several more eMails, and yesterday, a hard-copy account summary appeared in the post demanding payment. So, I logged back into my account, which shows the payment (on the day I made it) and a zero balance!

I'd have the cup of tea, and a large G&T if I were you.......