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Red Light Offence??

I was driving home at around 1am on a Monday morning and stopped at some traffic lights. Roads were dead. Green light caught the corner of my eye so I pulled out before realising they were still red as I drove accross this junction. It must have been the pedestrian crossing lights turning green even though the streets were deserted.

It was a complete lapse off concentration and I feel very bad about it. The thing is that about 30 seconds later, I was travelling down a main road and a a speed camera flashed me before I was even in its zone (shown by those white lines on the road). There were no other cars in close proximity who could explain the flash.

What I am guessing is that I have been seen/detected running a red light and then somebody in a CCTV operating centre has decided to photograph my number plates.

Could I be right about this or is it not possible? I could really do without the points on my license and the fine. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

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  • nickmack
    nickmack Posts: 4,435 Forumite
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    Freedom35 wrote: »
    Could I be right about this or is it not possible? I could really do without the points on my license and the fine. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

    A CCTV operator could not operate a speed camera to flash.

    Where exactly were you when the camera went off?
  • I was about 5 metres before those white paint lines on the road which mark the speed camera zone and a main road.

    Do some of these safety cameras not have a moveable CCT camera on top of them? Cheers
  • Lorian
    Lorian Posts: 6,682 Forumite
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    The light jumping and flash don't seem to be related. Panic not.
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