Bloody kids!!!! Now expecting a NIP

[andrew1986]

I'm unfortunately expecting a a NIP as I just accidentally went through what was probably a red light next to a red light camera

I'm really worried as I've only been passed a few months and I have 3 points from a incident which happened before I passed (lc20)

As I approached the junction my toddler daughter began screaming hysterically (all because she saw a wasp on the window) how I didn't crash is beyond me I nearly cropped myself

Anyway when I looked back at the road I noticed my light was on Amber and I think it may have gone red as a passed I'm not sure if the camera flashed as I didn't look back



Bloody kids in cars are a bad idea

[scjgreen]

Kids in the Car when you have only been driving for 3 months is a recipe for disaster mate...

[Vaud]

scjgreen said:

Kids in the Car when you have only been driving for 3 months is a recipe for disaster mate...

Even with 20 cough something years and probably 500k miles experience, toddlers still instinctively divert your attention...

[Pontoneer]

Stop it out of her sweetie allowance then !

[H.....]

Thankfully it was just a red light that suddenly appeared in front of you.

[Rude-boy]

On the basis its the summer holidays OP could be written by a common garden troll I will try not to feed but incase OP in not...

If you did and you get a ticket hard lines. We all cock up from time to time, sometimes we get caught out and if we are lucky the only consiquence is a fine and points. Looks like you will be reliving your transportation limitations for a couple more years. Least it is not worse as some could tell of.

Next time pull over as soon as it is safe to do so. This st happens. I have a carpetburn to prove my observation of this maxim. If the light hadbeen amber it would have been opportune to stop to attend to child.

[AlexRS2782]

This thread almost sounds like it's asking for validation on whether you can use it as a valid excuse if a NIP does arrive.

Alternatively, I suppose you could always claim the light wasn't working, just like the one you evidently went through about a month ago

[Baryonyx]

Keep your eyes on the road for god's sake. They're only bloody kids, but they're sort of depending on you not crashing especially when you're running red lights because you haven't read the road properly.

[andrew1986]

As I had 3 points already (from an offence before I passed) would 3 further points from this cost me my licence?

And in reply to the post above I'm not seeking that at all I was merely venting my frustration in regards to what had just happened i nearly crapped myself I had a silent car then it was suddenly screaming and hysteria I'm lucky I didn't career off the road it was that bad

I've never experienced anything like it all toddlers throw tantrums but this was off the scale

[Huff]

Baryonyx has it. Kid (or any other tempramental passneger) can scream and ballyhoo until you can stop safely to attend to it. As a driver, your first responsibility is to everyone else outside your car and control.

[Jasandjules]

OP in future if you are in a panic situation slow down or stop. Do not just keep travelling with your eyes rear facing...

[Vaud]

I drive much more defensively with my daughter in the car. Extra stopping distances, etc. I know she is a distraction, though that is easing now she can talk.

Although hitting me on the head with a bubble stick this morning was a bit of a shock - it was down the side of the seat and somehow she extracted it, hit me and said "BUBBLES!".

I'll forgive her as she is 2. If she is still doing it at 15 then she can walk to her destination.

[Charlie1986]

What does a Amber light mean ?

[Vaud]

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[martinbiz]

andrew1986 said:

As I had 3 points already (from an offence before I passed) would 3 further points from this cost me my licence?

This place gets worse by the week, I am sure he has seen the error of his ways so instead of just berating the OP with purile comments why not just answer his questions.

OP unfortunately yes, your licence will be revoked, the points from before your test are carried over to your full licence. you are not actually disqualified so you can get a new provisional and re take your test asap. i'ts not uncommon for people who have been revoked to be back on the road within a matter of weeks.

Be prepared for an insurance hike though and don't be tempted not to declare the revocation, it will come back to bite you!

[Granfondo]

Charlie1986 said:

What does a Amber light mean ?

Mash the throttle into the carpet time!

[Willy Nilly]

Granfondo said:

Charlie1986 said:

What does a Amber light mean ?

Mash the throttle into the carpet time!

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Amber gambler? Amber winner more like

[anonymous-user]

People should pass a breeding licence.

[Neonblau]

Given that this is your second "ran a red light" thread inside a month I think you need to take a long hard look at your driving.

[JumboBeef]

What were the other three points for?