briancbyrne
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He might have fared better if he just acted contrite. I know that others will say "why should he" etc. but that's just the way it can be in such situations.my brother replied that he was not aware it was illegal and it was impossible for him to stop safely in time.
What exactly do you mean "wrote him up"?The guard replied that "as far as he was concerned it was a red light" and promptly wrote him up.
Is it not just a fine/fixed penalty? Are you sure that court is the next stop?Is there any way to get it looked into it before it goes to court
I would imagine that your brother would be wasting his time challenging this no matter how hard done by he feels.as the judge is bound to take the guards word over my brothers and double fine & points.
As I mentioned above I suspect that he would be foolhardy to take this approach no matter how strongly he feels about the matter. If he is tempted to do this then he should talk to a solicitor (more expense!) ASAP. I think he'd be better off paying the fine, accepting the point and learning (e.g. to drive more carefully/defensively) from the experience. Just my opinion.It is just a fine / points - but the point is he doesnt feel he should pay it and he cannot address / appeal the issue unless he refuses to pay and wait until it goes to court to have his say.
Well when I was learning to drive, my instructor told me that when encountering an amber light you should "stop if it is safe to do so".
You've heard the expression
"dont do the crime if you're not prepared to do the time".
We'll in this case its pay a fine. You brother ran a light & got caught. He should accept his punishment rather than whine about trying to get off on a technicality.
Are you sure?csirl - - - I think the point is he didnt do the crime!!
The Rules of the Road state that an Amber light means Stop at the stop line. You may go on only if the light turns amber after you have crossed the stop line or are so close to it that to pull up might cause a collision. I suspect not a lot of people know this
Arguing with a guard is not usually a good idea, far better to say sorry I'll never do it again!
This is what the rules of the road say. I think it would be near impossible for him to prove that it wasnt safe to stop if he contests it in court. Remember that you are also supposed to slow down when approaching lights, so if he never slowed down, the argument that he was going too fast to stop wont work either.
Are you sure?
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