January 8, 2025 at 11:21 am

Man Gets A Parking Ticket, But After Discovering Loophole That Forces Staff To Count $5 At A Time He Plans To Pay It Using 1,300 Coins

by Heather Hall

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance/Pexels/Kindel Media

Parking tickets are frustrating, but sometimes, the way people choose to pay them makes the situation a lot more entertaining.

How far would you go to prove a point? Would you just pay the fines and move on? Or would you follow the rules just enough to create a little chaos?

In the following story, one person finds themselves dealing with this situation and decides to have a little fun.

Here’s what they did.

I got a parking ticket….

Nobody is a fan of parking tickets, except the people receiving the money. But nobody hates them more than myself, this is a promise as you will see.

I’ve read many stories of the crazy ways people have paid them, my favourite being the man from South Australia who tried to pay a $60 fine with 5c coins.

He walked into his local council office with the bag of coins and asked if they take cash, and the lady obviously said yes.

He dumps this bag of 1200 5c pieces on the table and says enjoy before leaving.

It turns out, though, that our currency laws don’t allow coins of that denomination to be accepted for more than $5, so he failed.

Here’s his plan.

For the people who didn’t catch that, that’s a glaringly obvious loophole.

So my plan is simple: I have a $65 fine that will withdraw in 5c coins, make my way to my local council office, and pay $5 at a time.

I will walk in, pay $5, leave, walk back in immediately, pay another $5, repeat 11 more times.

By law, they are not taking a payment of more than $5 in 5c coins, which means they have to take it.

I get to watch 1300 coins counted up painfully slowly because I’m really going to drag this out.

Wow! That’s one way to get back at them.

Let’s check out what the readers over at Reddit have to say about this plan.

As this person points out, they may not take partial payments.

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance

Yikes! Signs were installed after this person parked.

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance

Agree! It’s not nice to take it out on someone who has nothing to do with it.

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance

Here’s some good advice.

Source: Reddit/Malicious Compliance

This plan may not work.

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Heather Hall | Contributing Writer, Life & Drama

Heather Hall is a contributing writer for TwistedSifter specializing in internet culture, workplace conflict, and viral customer service stories. With over a decade of editorial experience in digital publishing, Heather excels at curating trending online discussions and providing insightful commentary on the daily dramas that capture the internet's attention.

Since beginning her career in 2011, she has developed deep expertise in SEO-driven digital content, having written for a wide array of publications covering lifestyle, business, and travel. At TwistedSifter, Heather focuses on synthesizing complex social media threads into engaging, highly readable narratives that highlight the human element of viral news.

When she isn’t analyzing the latest internet discourse, Heather is a dedicated mother of three sons who takes family gaming nights entirely too seriously—whether she is dominating in Mario Kart, exploring The Legend of Zelda, or jumping into Roblox.

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