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[abz123]

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[Omni]

Police say it was red, you and your mate say it was amber, not sure which way that will go in court :think:

Still nothing to lose, since 3 points are already heading your way if you don't appeal.

[abz123]

the police car was in the next lane and about one car length behind me i no for a fact i would never go on a red light escpecially with a police car next to me.

[dweezle]

Unless committed i.e. your past the white line, you are meant to stop also I'm sure your not meant to pull away until the light is on green

[J@mes]

But f u c king hell does anyone actually drive to the book all the time? Take it to court dude may as well cos it'll give the c unit that gave you the ticket something to do and it'll probably annoy him

[J]

But f u c king hell does anyone actually drive to the book all the time? Take it to court dude may as well cos it'll give the c unit that gave you the ticket something to do and it'll probably annoy him

[J@mes]

I'm only sticking up for the lad when everyone else has jumped on his case. Police are only human and make mistakes too. It's quite clear he went through amber or he wouldn't be making this case. Therefore take it to court ok? :bigthumb:

[abz123]

looked online and apparantly theres a red light awarness course. even if i had to go to that wouldnt be as bad as getting points. even though i didnt go on red.

they wont believe me in court they will obviously take police's side

[J@mes]

But like I said if it doesn't cost you anymore then do it anyway. You never know the copper might not show up anyway, it's blatant he's a tosser others on here seem to think he can't possibly have been wrong because he's a police officer

[Madmax926]

I pretty sure if you take it to court, and the copper from the night don't turn up then you win the case.

Could hope for this ?

[Omni]

Red light awareness course? Flol

That should be a quick course, this is a red light, it means stop. Any questions?

[J@mes]

Exactly this, he might be to pre occupied booking old ladies for doing 31 in a 30.

[smartie]

"If the amber light is illuminated, a vehicle must stop, unless it has already passed the white stop line or the vehicle is so close to the stop line, that coming to a halt might cause an accident. "

Also

"I went through on amber. There was a Police Officer who stopped me and has alleged I went through on red, so it is my word against his. Can I fight the allegation?"
You can dispute the allegation, but the mere fact that the lights were not red, does not provide you with a defence. If you crossed on amber, you have still committed the offence, unless you can show that it was unsafe to stop. If the Police Officer can convince the Court that there was no reason why you should not have been able to stop on amber, you could be convicted. The fact that it is his word against yours does not prevent a prosecution, although clearly, the outcome will depend heavily on each party's version of events/credibility.

[J@mes]

But if you go through on amber it's usually the case that it'd be more of a hazard to slam the brakes on. Seriously just take him to court you may as well for what it's worth, it's quite likely he may not show for this either as he genuinely (on his side now) may have higher priorities at the time.

[abz123]

it was a female officer lol. she didnt seem botherd if i was going to court or not she said if i decided to go to court she would write a statement. she was a b1tch i felt like slappin her up

[Turkish91]

Where was it? Town, bypass, motorway slip road, roundabout?

Just thinking if there was any CCTV to help your case, not that you'd likely be able to gain access to it!

[smartie]

There is no case. Take the Butthurt and move on.

[Ashman3000]

Take it to court, make her bleed!

[J@mes]

Woman? She's in the wrong

[Liam Type-R]

civic typer are you a lawyer? like the ones on lawyers4u?