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Drove 1.5 seconds after a red light - 1st time
By: lightisblueandred Date: January 20, 2026, 2:52 pm
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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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Re: Drove 1.5 seconds after a red light - 1st time
By: FuzzyDuck Date: January 20, 2026, 2:59 pm
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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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Re: Drove 1.5 seconds after a red light - 1st time
By: lightisblueandred Date: January 20, 2026, 3:08 pm
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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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Re: Drove 1.5 seconds after a red light - 1st time
By: Southpaw82 Date: January 20, 2026, 3:24 pm
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No.
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Re: Drove 1.5 seconds after a red light - 1st time
By: lightisblueandred Date: January 20, 2026, 4:17 pm
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No to what?
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Re: Drove 1.5 seconds after a red light - 1st time
By: FuzzyDuck Date: January 20, 2026, 4:21 pm
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[quote author=lightisblueandred
link=topic=9590.msg106737#msg106737 date=1768947475]
No to what?
[/quote]
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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Re: Drove 1.5 seconds after a red light - 1st time
By: Southpaw82 Date: January 20, 2026, 4:33 pm
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[quote author=lightisblueandred
link=topic=9590.msg106737#msg106737 date=1768947475]
No to what?
[/quote]
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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Re: Drove 1.5 seconds after a red light - 1st time
By: lightisblueandred Date: January 20, 2026, 4:38 pm
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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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Re: Drove 1.5 seconds after a red light - 1st time
By: NewJudge Date: January 20, 2026, 4:51 pm
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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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Re: Drove 1.5 seconds after a red light - 1st time
By: lightisblueandred Date: January 20, 2026, 5:48 pm
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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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