A Pennsylvania borough is putting the brakes on a disgruntled handyman’s attempt at paying his $25 parking fine with 50 rolls of pennies.

Chambersburg officials told Justin Greene his passive-aggressive payment of 2,500 pennies wasn’t allowed under a federal rule designating the copper coins as small change — not tender for debts greater than 25 cents.

Greene tells Chambersburg Public Opinion he tried paying with pennies because the $25 ticket seemed excessive for the violation: parking on the wrong side of the street for 10 minutes.

The borough’s finance director says Greene could have paid in quarters and dimes instead –just not all pennies.

Greene tells the newspaper he still hasn’t paid the fine. He says he’s still trying to think of another way to inconvenience the borough for what he believes is an unfair fine.

Source: Public Opinion, www.publicopiniononline.com