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Contact Customer Service

Find out how to contact our Customer Service team online or by another method if needed.

Before you contact us

Please consider using our website first. Most people are able to find the information or service they need online. 

How to use our website

You could:

  • use the site search to find information
  • browse the menu to find services and pay, report and apply tasks 
  • go to the homepage and choose a service area to explore

How to contact us

Live chat

You can use live chat to contact Customer Service quickly and securely from Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4:30pm.​​

We can handle queries related to:

  • roads, pavements and rights of way (Highways)
  • bus passes and public transport
  • council and democracy
  • fire, rescue and emergency planning
  • planning, waste and environment
  • schools
  • trading standards
  • public health
  • paying an invoice
  • feedback and complaints
If you navigate away from this page any live chat you've started will close.

Email

You can email us at customer.services@​​suffolk.gov.uk. ​​

Please note: it can take up to 5 working days to receive a response to your email. In exceptional cases it may take longer to respond.​​

Phone

You can call Customer Services about the following:

Roads, pavements and rights of way (Highways)

If you do ​need to speak to us by phone, you can call 0345 606 6171.​

The phone line is open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:30pm (excluding Bank Holidays).​​

Bus passes and public transport

If you do ​need to speak to us by phone, you can call 0345 600 0659​.​

The phone line is open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:30pm (excluding Bank Holidays).​​

Council and democracy

If you do ​need to speak to us by phone, you can call 0345 606 6067.

The phone line is open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:30pm (excluding Bank Holidays).​​

Fire, rescue and emergency planning

If you do ​need to speak to us by phone, you can call ​01473 260588​.

The phone line is open Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm and Friday, 9am to 4pm.

Planning, waste and environment

If you do ​need to speak to us by phone, you can call 0345 606 6067.

The phone line is open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:30pm.​​

Schools

If you do ​need to speak to us by phone, you can call the Admissions Team on 0345 600 0981.​

The phone line is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 4​:30pm (excluding bank holidays).​​

Trading standards

If you do ​need to speak to us by phone, you can call 0808 223 1133.

The phone line is open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:30pm.​

Public health

If you do ​need to speak to us by phone, you can call 0345 606 6067.

The phone line is open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:30pm.​​

Pay an invoice

You can pay by phone by calling our​ ​Automated Telephone Payment line on 0800 090 2911.

This line is open 24 hours a day.

Feedback and complaints

If you do ​need to speak to us by phone, you can call ​0345 266 1821.

The phone line is open Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:30pm (excluding Bank Holidays).