I attempted to pay my last parking fine in pennies at the local council office.
After counting and bagging the exact amount, I took the entire fine (£25) and emptied them onto their counter and insisted that it was recounted and that I was issued with a receipt.
I was then quoted the Coinage act 1971, so I asked if it were permissible to pay by cheque, to which I told it was.
So I returned later on in the day with a cheque that I had written on a 2'x3' flagstone, and as it had all of the prerequisites of a cheque as advised by my bank manager, there was nothing they could say about accepting it!
You can draw your own conclusions as to the level of aggrievement I felt at being issued with a fine for parking in the depths of winter in a deserted coastal car park five minutes before the end of the charging period.
Incidentally the cheque was cashed too, I bet that was a eye opener when it was presented
Brian