A north Norfolk parish council has been forced to act after "dangerous" parking on a blind bend caused near-misses.
Villagers in East Runton have raised concerns to Norfolk County Council and Norfolk Police over the cars parked on Felbrigg Road.
Locals have said cars parked on the road during busy summer days are blocking driveways and causing congestion.
Runton Parish Council has been forced to put up "no parking" signs to block off the area, after repeated calls for action from police brought "little" response.
Despite the council having no formal highways powers, it said it is trying to keep people safe while welcoming tourists.
Mike Ashwell, a local in his 60s, said there is alternative parking on Beach Road for tourists.
He said: "We are very much pro tourists in East Runton, but totally against illegal parking, be they locals or tourists."
Mr Ashwell explained that parked vehicles have caused "many a near miss".
Cars overtaking the parked vehicles are on the wrong side of the road on a blind bend.
The parish council initially put up "No Parking" signs on the wooden bollards. They worked for a short time, but ultimately caused people to park further up the road, closer to the bend.
Temporary wooden stakes and signs have now been installed on the common to deter people from parking on the road anymore.
A spokeswoman from the parish council said: "The village was never designed to cope with the number of vehicles that use Felbrigg Road and the surrounding lanes and roads.
"Unfortunately, the parish council is not responsible for the road and is limited as to what it can do to ease the problem."
Norfolk County Council said there is no official parking restrictions at the location, so it is unable to enforce parking.
Norfolk Police have been contacted for a comment.
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