Hi People, does anyone have a basic knowledge of the Law?
I have to go to court on Friday for a red light offence.
Last June on the way to the snow, I stopped on amber for a traffic light in the ACT around 5am, anyway after about 20sec, I saw this car hammering up behind me, I moved forward about a car length, anyway the car turned left on the green arrow, and I got flashed for crossing the white line I reversed back once i know i was out of danger and never drove through the intersection. I wrote a letter explaining that I stopped on amber, moved forward because it was 5am and was worried that this dude had been drinking and was going to run into me.
They just replied back saying that won’t do, pay the $400fine and lose 3 points or go to court.
So I am going to court, now I have no idea what I am meant to do or say, I am defending my self. So do I plead Guilty, because I Cleary crossed the white line, I admit that, but I did it for a good reason, I also reversed back once I knew the car was not going to hit me, or do I plead not guilty because I wasn’t in the wrong?
Also they have the date of the court hearing wrong on all the letters, it says 30th march 2004, when they mean April. Can I get off on that technicality?