Police officers are carrying out a week-long crackdown on any drivers who park their cars illegally in Turner Road, Corby.
Residents have complained to officers and council wardens about the number of cars parking in the street, often in the way o
f bus stops and junctions.
The parking problem often means large vehicles including buses and fire engines have to struggle to get through the cars parked on both sides of the road.
On the first day of the ticketing campaign, five vehicles had £60 tickets put on their windscreens for motoring offences, with most being handed out for being within 10 metres of a junction.
Sgt Julie Mead said: "Turner Road has a notorious problem with illegal parking and emergency vehicles often can't get down there. The buses have had real problems too.
"A woman even went into the council to say she had nearly been run over and asked us to do something about it.
"We know that people will not be happy to get the tickets but safety is becoming a real concern so we have to act now.
"We'll be doing this every week and hopefully it will make a difference."
Residents came out to support the police and council warden as they ticketed the cars thought to be parking on the street to avoid the town centre parking charges.
Turner Road resident Tony Hancock, said: "You see kids on scooters coming off at the junction and they have to swerve to avoid parked cars. An oncoming car wouldn't see them.
"There hasn't been a serious accident yet but it won't be long before one happens."
Bus drivers trying to negotiate the parked cars were also giving thumbs-up signs to the team. Earlier in the day Corby Council wardens had been out leaving polite parking notices on all the cars parked in the street, warning residents that tickets were going to be handed out.
PC Jonathan Meadwell took the first shift ticketing cars, taking out a tape measure to ensure people were breaking the rules before giving out the fines which double if not paid within a certain time.
