running red light-can I get a course instead of the 3 points

[7and911]

Last week in Glasgow city center I was stopped by 2 officers in a police car for crossing a red light. I admit I did a silly thing when I tried to cross an amber light but I didn't time it correct. The officers gave me a ticket with offer of Fixed £100 penalty and 3 points.

My question is there anyway I can get "red light awareness course" instead of the 3 points? I will send a covering letter with my payment asking for that but thought I would ask here for advice before I write the letter.

Regards

A

[7and911]

OK, OK.... I admit my fault of cross posting :-)

some more details about my incident. I never admitted the fault but I admitted that when I saw the amber light I accelerated from 20mph to under 30mph in order to cross before the red (I know very silly of me).

I can't tell were the officer behind me or from a side street, they stopped me about 200 yards later and told me I was driving fast to cross the light (may be the sport exhaust brought an attention)

OK, any advice please about choosing to go to court putting in mind I admitted I accelerated after I saw an amber light?

[7and911]

Monkeylegend said:

Go for it, I am sure the Magistrates will understand.

I know it is all silly behavior of me. In retrograde the best action would have been to admit the fault to the officers and apologies to them.