two years ago when we had nearly 6 weeks of freezing snow i phoned hmrc and told them i didnt have enough money to pay the full amount,the nice lady told me i should have been putting enough money away each week to cover the bill.
i informed the nice lady i had been putting it away but the 6 weeks of hardly earning left me with a choice of paying the full amount or feeding my family,she understood that family come first,end result was i paib 70% of the bill on time and the other 30%(plus £25) fine by the end of march