Customers at a seaside fish and chip restaurant could face £50 fines in a long-running dispute over queues outside, its owner said.
Ian Robson, owner of Whitby's Magpie Cafe, was told by police his customers could get fixed penalty notices if they were deemed to be obstructing the road.
The cafe, which opened in Whitby in 1939, can attract more than 1,000 customers a day at the height of the tourist season and has recently been extended to accommodate 130 customers.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "A fixed penalty ticket is an option available to the police, but we are working with the management of the Magpie Cafe, the local highways authority, Scarborough Borough Council and other partner agencies to achieve a more acceptable and permanent solution.
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