Adventures with the government: Part 1

In my first year of uni, i had a lecture that talked about how hard is it to set up businesses and go through all the red-tape that government brings. My professor, during the lecture, mention how hard it was to get thing set up in a certain country. Getting permission to sell certain things. Getting a phone and internet set up. Getting the government to recognize you and the correct taxes that you need to pay. During this lecture, i kept on thinking that he was describing the UK. This is the first, in what I'm sure is going to be a long series of stories, that involve me and the government.

I received a bill today from Newham council saying that i owed £511.45. Now sinceI'mm a student, i don't owe anything. So i called the number they provided and this was theconversationn that followed. It's not a 100% correct in it's retelling but it's pretty close.

Me: Hi. I'm calling about my councill tax bill for last year.
Tax Women: Sir, it was supposee to be paid weeks ago.
Me: Well first off, you did send me a bill about 4 months ago and said i owe nothing but now i got a new bill saying that i owe 500 pounds.
Tax Women: You should pay that as quick as you can
Me: Well, see, i don't need to pay councill tax becauseI'mm the student.Youu had it right on the first bill but now it's incorrect on this bill.
Tax Women: : Ok i see. So you are now a student for this year bill.
Me: No,I'vee always been a student
Tax Women: Always?
Me: WellI'mm mean their was a time when i wasn't when i was just born but since then I've 4, I've always been a student.
Tax Women: Sir you don't need to take that tone with me
Me: I don't have a tone, you voiceskepticsmm that i was a student and i just told you that except for my first few years of my life, I've always been a student. Anyway, what has happen that the bill has changed?
Tax Women: Sir, are you saying that you have been a student for 68 years.
Me: ...Huh what?
Tax Women: Are you [landlord's name]
Me: No, he is the landlord
Tax Women: Oh i see. Sorry. What's your name?[give her my name]Ok it says you are a student.
Me:Great, but what about the bill i got.
Tax Women: You need to pay it.
Me: ButI'mm astudentt and it says on my record that I'm a student
Tax Women: If you got a bill, you need to pay it.
Me:But it's the wrong bill
[wediscussedd this for a little longer and i think she finally got that i received an incorrect bill and need to do something about it rather then have the councill take over the flat. I'm sure my flatmates will be thrilled with that}
Me: So what do i need to do to get everything sorted
Tax Women: You need to come to the townhall and go to room [some room butI'vee forgotten]
Me: Ok when is open.
Tax Women: Tuesday and Thursday. 9-3.
Me: Ok,I'lll make sureI'lll go.

SoI'mm justignoringg this until it goes away. This is the same councill that thinks i brought this flat recently according to a few lettersI'veereceivedd from them.