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I’m a new driver and one night I started slowing down for a red light then I heard a bang and saw a flash so I looked around ( ended up being fireworks, but I was a little shook, it was very close and second time driving alone)  and got distracted and completely forgot about the red light got a nip through for red light 24.4 seconds.   What are the chances I’ll lose my license
I suffer with anxiety and this is just playing on my mind
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Unless you have some points already you won't lose your licence as 3 points is the only amount the court can impose. However it's unlikely you will be offered a fixed penalty or a course with 24 seconds into red. This means probably that the next you will hear will be a "Single Justice Procedure Notice" informing you of court proceedings. The police have six months to issue this and in many areas they take all of that time.

Make sure you respond to the request for driver's details within the time allowed. If you fail to do so you commit an offence which carries six points and then your licence will be revoked.
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Quote from: NewJudge on November 12, 2024, 10:03:29 pm
Unless you have some points already you won't lose your licence as 3 points is the only amount the court can impose.

The court could simply impose a short driving ban, though points are more likely.
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So points 3 point and a fine is all they will give ?
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Is it just better if I get sjnp to just respond guilty, or do mitigation ?
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Quote from: itsleigham@gmail.com on November 12, 2024, 10:59:12 pm
Is it just better if I get sjnp to just respond guilty, or do mitigation ?


it is all too easy to write what you think is mitigation but actually makes things worse, in your case saying that you forgot that there might be fireworks in early November, and you were so distracted by them that you forgot that you were in the course of slowing for a red light and went straight through it, is unlikely to impress the court. When you have no useful mitigation, do not try to put something forward, simply plead guilty.
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