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[Pubey]

Hiya, just had a letter from essex police (well my mum did cos its her car) and ive been done for running a red light... 1.1 seconds after it changed which isn't very much if you think about it.. but rules are rules. anyway is threatens legal action if i dont own up (which is tempting because of the whole "they can't prove the driver thing" as the camera (at the elms junction) is behind the car). but it doesnt say what kinda punishment i'll get if i own up, will it be 3 points and 60quid or something

grrrr this is well annoying and i really cant afford it!

 

[Mad Cyril]

Quote[/b] (jontosh2001 @ Dec. 12 2006,13:16)]Hiya, just had a letter from essex police (well my mum did cos its her car) and ive been done for running a red light... 1.1 seconds after it changed which isn't very much if you think about it.. but rules are rules.  anyway is threatens legal action if i dont own up (which is tempting because of the whole "they can't prove the driver thing" as the camera (at the elms junction) is behind the car).  but it doesnt say what kinda punishment i'll get if i own up, will it be 3 points and 60quid or something

grrrr this is well annoying and i really cant afford it!  

Has your mum got any previous?

If so, I can see a way out.....

 

[Usual_Suspect]

Think it's normally 3 points and a fine. If you take the 'I don't know who was driving' route, be careful as the Police are cracking down on that sort of excuse now and I believe they look into it further and I'd guess that means a harsher penalty when proved.

If not just send it back and say your Mum was driving.:O

 

[Hong Kong Blue]

Quote[/b] (Usual_Suspect @ Dec. 12 2006,13:19)]If not just send it back and say your Mum was driving.:O

If you take that route, its probably worth remembering its coming up to Christmas and grassing your mum up for something she didn't do isn't likely to please Santa......

 

[DTS]

I got caught speeding in Rayleigh after the Blackpool vs Southend Webby return game.

I got a £60 fine and 3 points. Pretty painless really mate.

 

[Hong Kong Blue]

Pay the fine but donate the points to the club, we sure need them.

 

[Mad Cyril]

I was caught doing 45 in the 30 mph region of Hall Road.

I had lost my driving licence but when I went to the station the next day to explain this fact with my 7 day wonder the policewoman at the counter said 'don't worry we can chack on the computer'.

What she didn't tell me was that instead of a fixed penalty I now had to face the magistrates.

I ended up with (I think) a £300 fine and four penalty points.

Why was I be treated so shabbily?

 

[Pubey]

lol no my mum doesnt have any previous but she has just read the letter and will make sure i take the rap! yeah i dont really wanna try the "we dont know who was driving" route because if they do prove it then its £1000.. bummed that i will have to cough up £60 and 3 points though cos i wasnt driving dangerously, it was just one of those "probably should have stopped at those lights" situation but oh well

 

[Firestorm]

They have recently started prosecuting people who say someone else was driving (example: it was my mate in South Africa who was on Holiday) with perverting the course of justice and are dishing out large fines (Another bloke , who would have lost his licence under totting up was jailed for a seirously convoluted attempt) so its probably not worth it.

BTW 1.1 seconds would be how long the light was red, as Amber would have been showing for 3 seconds or so it would have been over 4 seconds since the green light was showing, plenty of time to stop, especially as you are meant to stop on Amber (unless it is unsafe to do so)

 

[Pubey]

yeah red 1.1 and amber for 3 seconds.. could have stopped but didn't cos was in a rush but am just wondering what kind of punishment i should expect

 

[Mad Cyril]

Quote[/b] (jontosh2001 @ Dec. 12 2006,14:00)]yeah red 1.1 and amber for 3 seconds.. could have stopped but didn't cos was in a rush but am just wondering what kind of punishment i should expect

You could argue that this photo was taken 58.9 seconds before the next red light.

 

[Firestorm]

Quote[/b] (jontosh2001 @ Dec. 12 2006,14:00)]yeah red 1.1 and amber for 3 seconds.. could have stopped but didn't cos was in a rush but am just wondering what kind of punishment i should expect

As long as you send it back in time its 60 quid and 3 points

Delay and it goes up, if it is delayed enough to go to court they will probably up it to 200 + and possibly 4 points

a while back i got a speeding camara ticket, didn't send my stuff on on time as my Licence was with my passport renewal
Fixed 40 quid fine was upped to 150 !

 

[RobM.]

Admit it. £60 3 points.

Argue and you'll get more.

 

[Jonny_Stokes]

My advice? Don't run red lights. Hope this helps.

 

[Pubey]

Quote[/b] (Jonny_Stokes @ Dec. 12 2006,15:28)]My advice? Don't run red lights. Hope this helps.

indeed, i've learnt my lesson the hard way!

 

[The General]

I did the exact same thing although i didn't stop due to the wet surface, and after breaking briefly realised i would probably crash and die and thus went thru the lights and got flashed. The heart was going 10 to the dozen at the time!

TBH the 3 points and £60 fine is nowt ... its the insurance the year after which is annoyingly ghey. Probably added about £100 on top of my normal quote!

On a different note ... has anyone been flashed by the new camera as you go up towrds Garons?! Me and MrB have a theory that its there for show and doesn't actually work. Would like to be proved otherwise though ...

Kev

 

[shrimperman]

Do you mean those screens which face you stating your speed, if you are over the limit. If so, then I'm of the same. They seem to be cropping up everywhere but I think they're just there to scare you

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Jon - how long ago did you run the red light? Longer or not as long as two weeks ago?

 

[Maldon Blues]

Quote[/b] (shrimperman @ Dec. 12 2006,16:04)]Do you mean those screens which face you stating your speed, if you are over the limit. If so, then I'm of the same. They seem to be cropping up everywhere but I think they're just there to scare you

Those screens aren't camera's, just 'warnings' I believe.

I accidentily went through a camera at 70mph in a 50mph on the A1 not so long ago, but I soon realised that there was a fecking great Lorry in the inside lane so the camera couldn't see me!

 

[C C Csiders]

Just think yourself lucky that you wasn't in America with the police watching. They would have had you out of the car and shot you.