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Drove 1.5 seconds after a red light - 1st time
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Hi everyone

I am very stressed and need some advice. I drove past a red light for 1.5 seconds and got a letter i.e. notice of intended prosecution from the Camera Processing Services DA15 OBQ

I have been driving for 9 years; no previous points and this is the first time it has happened.

I know the next stage is to confirm I am the driver etc but what can i do to ensure that I am not given 3 points and its a speeding course

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Re: Drove 1.5 seconds after a red light - 1st time
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Well it will never end up a speeding course, one of the prerequisites for that is that you actually have to be speeding...

It could well end up with a red light course being offered, however these seem to be often less often. The time into red is low which is in your favour. As far as I know there is no way to realistically influence the decision.

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Sorry you can tell i am stresed out and put speeding.. is there anything i can do for this to be a red light course

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No.
I am not qualified to give legal advice in the UK. While I will do my best to help you, you should not rely on my advice as if it was given by a lawyer qualified in the UK.

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No to what?

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No to what?

Pretty sure SP was answering your last question, i.e."s there anything i can do for this to be a red light course".

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No to what?

You posted “ is there anything i can do for this to be a red light course”. I responded directly below with “no”. The meaning is entirely obvious.
I am not qualified to give legal advice in the UK. While I will do my best to help you, you should not rely on my advice as if it was given by a lawyer qualified in the UK.

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Ok thanks and how is the decision for whether it is a red light course vs a 3 points and a fine decided? This is a process that is unclear to me.

For example I have driven for 9 years and this is the first time I have got a letter about this

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Unlike speeding, here seems to be no published consistent criteria for the police to offer a course for red light infringements. It's entirely up to the individual force.

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Ok thanks for this. Do you have maybe some knowledge having been on this forum for a while into what goes into them deciding on this