Originally Posted by
Tanya934
I have sent 2 emails to Stuttgart council in both English with a German translation underneath and am currently waiting to see if they will accept a credit card payment via email.
They wouldn't be allowed to, even if they are set up to accept credit cards. Email is not secure, and card details may not be transmitted by, or accepted from, insecure means.
(Would you write your credit card details on the back of a postcard? Unencrypted emails are about as safe as postcards... )