West Northants Council said it had sent out warning letters for six months before the fines started.
Almost 800 fines have been handed out in one month to drivers who ignored road restrictions in busy areas of a town.
The council said a total of 415 penalty charge notices were sent out to motorists who had ignored a hatched yellow box at the junction of St John's Street and Victoria Gardens, near the Royal and Derngate theatres. Trips through a bus lane in Hermitage Way in Wootton also proved to be an expensive mistake for 65 drivers.PCNs were sent to 316 drivers who turned right from Fishponds Road to Great Billing Way
Councils were given the powers to issue PCNs to help reduce traffic congestion after the law changed to enable local authorities to apply for powers to fine drivers for moving traffic contraventions.Phil Larratt, the council's cabinet member for highways, said: “We made an informed decision to introduce enforcement cameras at these locations.
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