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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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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.
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No to what?
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Quote from: lightisblueandred on January 20, 2026, 10:17:55 pm
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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Quote from: lightisblueandred on January 20, 2026, 10:17:55 pm
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.
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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
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I should think "time into red" is an important factor. Plus I doubt they will offer a course if an accident was caused.
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there was no accident caused. no one harmed.
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Anecdotally, it was always rumoured to be anything <3s would be considered. Whether there is any truth in that I don't know.

The various Police sites just state that you may be eligible if you have not completed another safety course within 3 years, excluding NDORS SACs.

I think it is a wait and see unfortunately.
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