ANNOYED Verena Bars-oum has branded the council tax billing system as "inefficient" after attempts to pay her bill failed because nobody was available to take her calls. Verena Barsoum, of Dukes Ride, Gerrards Cross, says a simple query about sort codes was ignored by South Bucks District Council, who then sent her a letter saying her bill was unpaid. Mrs Barsoum could not get through to the council by phone, due to a high volume of calls. And when she tried to contact them online she got no response. But a few days later she received a letter saying she...