Points?

triggerthat · 9 Apr 2006 at 22:32

After I took my test, the examiner said if I got caught speeding twice within a year, they'll take my license away. I haven't been caught yet so all good. However, does this apply to other offences? I was at a red light and I thought it was green so I pulled off (the particular traffic light did have one of those small camera attached to it.

(Yes, am very stupid) What is the worse that could happen? If I get caught doing that again, does I have to say bye bye to my license?

Cheers.

[TW]Fox · 9 Apr 2006 at 22:36

Yes it applies to all endorsable offences - basically, if you get 6 points, it's bye bye.

The small camera object on top of a traffic light is not a red light camera.

triggerthat · 9 Apr 2006 at 22:37

Ah. What camera is it?

[TW]Fox · 9 Apr 2006 at 22:37

It's a sensor.

triggerthat · 9 Apr 2006 at 22:41

A sensor for what exactly?

noob · 9 Apr 2006 at 22:41

To sense cars.

=Mac= · 9 Apr 2006 at 22:41

triggerthat said:
A sensor for what exactly?

It will detect your car is there, change the lights to green then you can proceed.

:confused:

PMKeates · 9 Apr 2006 at 22:41

EDIT: Sorted already

triggerthat · 9 Apr 2006 at 22:43

So to some extend I am OK?

Pho · 9 Apr 2006 at 22:53

If you see this (Well, the unburned version

) behind the lights then it's bad. However the ones on top of the lights are fine.

thebrasso · 9 Apr 2006 at 22:56

I'd do your best not to get any points. I passed the two year barrier in December 2005, but got an SP50 (3 points) in January 2005 so it was pretty nerve wracking really thinking that I could easily get my license returned to provisional status.

Chronos-X · 9 Apr 2006 at 22:58

lol @ the thought of some chav burning a red light camera. Now that really is brainless.

triggerthat · 9 Apr 2006 at 22:59

thebrasso said:
I'd do your best not to get any points. I passed the two year barrier in December 2005, but got an SP50 (3 points) in January 2005 so it was pretty nerve wracking really thinking that I could easily get my license returned to provisional status.

Yeh. I just had one of them stupid moments. I really felt like a nub.

NathanE · 9 Apr 2006 at 23:00

Chronos-X said:
lol @ the thought of some chav burning a red light camera. Now that really is brainless.

Just what I was thinking! WTF! :confused:

I can "understand" burning speed cameras, but there's nothing wrong about red light cams! :mad:

Scuzi · 9 Apr 2006 at 23:06

Pho said:
If you see this (Well, the unburned version ) behind the lights then it's bad. However the ones on top of the lights are fine.

Is that a red light camera? There was one of those just up the road from my house in Christchurch and it was a speed camera, although someone had taken a BB gun and smashed the lens

IIRC the red light cameras are the same basic shape but have a 'slit' instead of two circular lenses.

DannyDan · 9 Apr 2006 at 23:11

The red light cameras around here look exactly the same as above (2 circular lenses).

Scuzi · 9 Apr 2006 at 23:15

They must be able to use them as speed cameras as well, the one I was referring to was on a road with no traffic lights. It had the painted lines on the road too.

iCraig · 9 Apr 2006 at 23:22

Don't they snap you if they sense you go across the line on red?

Why destroy it? It serves a valid purpose.

Like I saw a Mind The Gap sign vandalised in a train station before so it read "**** The Gap". What the hell is the point, would they prefer to slip and fall in the path of a train then? :confused:

geiger · 9 Apr 2006 at 23:29

I think all traffic cameras record speed but theres no photo taken unless its a red. Not sure if they then prosecute for both if you were speeding as well, its free money so I guess so

Chronos-X · 9 Apr 2006 at 23:31

You actually get 0.75 of a second of redness until it gets you. So you have to be seriously in the red. One thing I've noticed since moving to London is that everyone goes through the ambers, and half chance their luck on an early red too.