Hey guys!
I'll start from the begging.
About a week ago, I was driving to work, and drove through a yellow light and got pulled over. The officer came up to my window and told me that he wasn't going to fine me for speeding of which he said that if he fined me for speeding I would have lost my license rather he was going to fine me for going through a yellow light. I was quite nervous at the time to which I just responded with Ok (I was possibly only 3-5kmh over).
He then asked me for my drivers licence and asked me to verify the details on my card, I verified it. And then he questioned me about the speed limits of where I had just passed through. It's a 70 zone, but becomes a 40 zone in school hours, for approximately 100 meters, of which I had told him it was a 40 zone, and he asked me why that was so, to which I replied that there was a school there. He then handed me my license back and went back to his car. Approximately 10 minutes later, he came back to my car and said "Your license checks out, be more careful" and walked away. I took this as my cue to leave, and be done with it. (I thought it was a warning).
Now the week passes, and I open the mail today to find my fine, $403 and 3 demerit points. I'm a green probationary driver for the record, and the only other fine I have been issued is by a mobile speed camera who got me for 3kmh about 6 months ago, of which I appealed and got let off.
I drive an old Mitsubishi without ABS and do not believe that I had enough time to stop before making the judgment call to go through the yellow. $403 really is a lot of money to me, and the 3 demerit points will impact my license too. Other than the speeding fine that I had appealed, I have a clean record, never been in trouble (unfortunately for me, my dash cam had broken the day earlier, and I didn't have one running at the time).
What do you guys think I should do? Should I appeal it and explain my circumstances? Or really should I just foot the fine and deal with the consequences.
Thanks.
I'll start from the begging.
About a week ago, I was driving to work, and drove through a yellow light and got pulled over. The officer came up to my window and told me that he wasn't going to fine me for speeding of which he said that if he fined me for speeding I would have lost my license rather he was going to fine me for going through a yellow light. I was quite nervous at the time to which I just responded with Ok (I was possibly only 3-5kmh over).
He then asked me for my drivers licence and asked me to verify the details on my card, I verified it. And then he questioned me about the speed limits of where I had just passed through. It's a 70 zone, but becomes a 40 zone in school hours, for approximately 100 meters, of which I had told him it was a 40 zone, and he asked me why that was so, to which I replied that there was a school there. He then handed me my license back and went back to his car. Approximately 10 minutes later, he came back to my car and said "Your license checks out, be more careful" and walked away. I took this as my cue to leave, and be done with it. (I thought it was a warning).
Now the week passes, and I open the mail today to find my fine, $403 and 3 demerit points. I'm a green probationary driver for the record, and the only other fine I have been issued is by a mobile speed camera who got me for 3kmh about 6 months ago, of which I appealed and got let off.
I drive an old Mitsubishi without ABS and do not believe that I had enough time to stop before making the judgment call to go through the yellow. $403 really is a lot of money to me, and the 3 demerit points will impact my license too. Other than the speeding fine that I had appealed, I have a clean record, never been in trouble (unfortunately for me, my dash cam had broken the day earlier, and I didn't have one running at the time).
What do you guys think I should do? Should I appeal it and explain my circumstances? Or really should I just foot the fine and deal with the consequences.
Thanks.