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If you go through a red light and get fined...

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Nosha123 | 10:39 Wed 26th Oct 2011 | Motoring
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If you were stopped at a red light.. and behind you a police or ambulance is trying to pass through traffic with their sirens going... If you cross the white line whilst the lights are still red.. and carefully pull over to the side to create some space for the emergency vehicle to pass.. and you get camera flashed by one of the cameras they have at junctions... Can you defend your actions that you were allowing an emergency vehicle through or will they still fine you?
Hypothetical question.. but one i have often wondered about!
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Even though you may get let off by appealing, it is still a big hassle that will cost you time and money. The only time I ever had to cross the white line slightly to let am emergency vehicle through was in the days before speed and traffic signal cameras. However I have had my fair share of red tape related motoring law hassle because someone else has a screw which makes a number 8 on their number plate look like a number 6 to a camera and as a result I keep getting their speeding tickets. They have a mighty heavy right foot. Despite the fact that the car in the photograph is a Focus and I drive a Vectra makes it easy to get the penalty reversed, I am now getting a tad fed up after having had six penalties to request reversal, follow up etc... especially if I am working abroad when the penalty arrives and by the time I get home a court date has been set.
I have seen stories over the years where the driver has been find for moving and for not moving beyond the red light when an emergency service is behind them.

You will not win on this one. It is one of those 'in the wrong place at the wrong time' scenarios. You can be assured though that if it happened to me I would take it all the way to the high court. The law needs changing on this.

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