Yes there are 3....1 either side of the stop line and another no more than 5 metres past the stop line. The police car had past all of these when I crossed the stop line and there are no others on opposite corner of junction

Crem thats a good point you make but I've been back to the junction and there are no other lights apart from those located close to the stop line so theres no way the Policeman could see the red light in question. His only case would be that based on the time it took me to pass him I must have gone through on red

Crem, many thanks for your response. Setting aside this issue of proving that it was unsafe to stop, what do people think of my case (which is basically that the Policemen cant possibly know that I committed the offence as they were 15 to 20m ahead of the stop line as I crossed it)? Dave

Pat, ok many thanks for your rapid response. It was one of those situations where it went to amber just before I reached the line so it was too late to stop in time. How would I prove it was unsafe to stop? And if I were able to do that what do you think of my case? Dave

I'm new to this folks so please bear with me! In September I was stopped by the Police for going through a red light. I thought they had maybe dropped the case as I hadnt heard back from them for ages but alas this week I got a court summons letter. I want to plead not guilty as I believe the Police have a very shaky case but am just after some advice before I do this. Essentially I was turning right from at a busy box junction. I did this from the left hand lane (I know this was wrong but its such as busy junction that people do it all the time and it seems to be accepted as its such a busy junction and helps to keep the traffic flowing better). As I passed the lights they were on amber so I went through and turned right. However, one of the cars sat in the middle of the junction (in the right hand lane) also waiting to turn right was an unmarked police car. From their position they could not see the traffic lights as I crossed the line because they were ahead of me. So I dont know how they can say with any confidence that I went through a red light. The statement says I caused danger because the lights had turned and the traffic was starting to move in the opposite direction. Funny thing is I actually cleared the junction before the Police car as I was moving through whereas they had been at a standstill waiting to turn right! So I have 2 main questions: Should I attend court and ask for the Policeman to attend as well so that he can be questioned as I dont agree with his statement? Would the fact that, strictly speaking, I did something wrong by turning right from a left hand lane potentially count against me? I.e. would they see it as an indication that I am a 'law breaker' even though I can produce photos to show people doing it at every set of lights? Ocould I get done for that even though I've not been charged of that? Any help would be greatly appreciated as I need to reply very soon and am pretty stressed about this. Thanks Dave