Can I appeal my red light ticket?

Hong_Kong_Phooey.

kmb500 wrote: »

Because I would have seen them if there were any near me?

You must be in the middle of know where or blind.

kmb500

Hong_Kong_Phooey. wrote: »

You must be in the middle of know where or blind.

I just checked on an online map, there's none in Cambridge which is the nearest town to me. The closest camera is in a village I've never been to.

Hong_Kong_Phooey.

kmb500 wrote: »

I just checked on an online map, there's none in Cambridge which is the nearest town to me. The closest camera is in a village I've never been to.

There's one on Cherry Hinton Road.

Mercdriver

Hong_Kong_Phooey. wrote: »

How do you know? You didn't even know they existed until today.

He said the same thing about box junctions.

Mercdriver

kmb500 wrote: »

I just checked on an online map, there's none in Cambridge which is the nearest town to me. The closest camera is in a village I've never been to.

Do you actually drive anywhere at all? How many more experiences have you missed out on?

sevenhills

Hong_Kong_Phooey. wrote: »

Yes, but the offence is comitted by crossing the stop line

The white line was crossed when the lights were at green, the junction you are turning into is clear, but because of traffic blocking your path you cannot proceed.
Then the lights turn red ....

Hong_Kong_Phooey.

sevenhills wrote: »

The white line was crossed when the lights were at green, the junction you are turning into is clear, but because of traffic blocking your path you cannot proceed.
Then the lights turn red ....

What's your point?

If you're over the stop line you haven't contravened the red light.

Mercdriver

Hong_Kong_Phooey. wrote: »

What's your point?

If you're over the stop line you haven't contravened the red light.

That's only true if all of your car has crossed the stop line. If you are straddling it, then move forward on a red and the offence is complete. The offence is any part of the car crossing the line at red (amber also, strictly but there's a statutory defence to that...)

Hong_Kong_Phooey.

Mercdriver wrote: »

That's only true if all of your car has crossed the stop line. If you are straddling it, then move forward on a red and the offence is complete. The offence is any part of the car crossing the line at red (amber also, strictly but there's a statutory defence to that...)

There's no defence for amber if you move from stationary.

Mercdriver

Hong_Kong_Phooey. wrote: »

There's no defence for amber if you move from stationary.

I'm referring to the general application of the law in relation to passing Amber. If the OP had moved on amber they would not have got the ticket. The OP got the ticket because part of the car crossed the line on red.