Grr I feel the pain of your friend! I had never ever had any fines and I got a red light one on way to OB appt when 36 weeks preg with DS2. Was a crappy intersection and another car had slowed and stopped half way around (Turning right next to Vic market into Victoria street so cars people and trams!!) I spoke to a variety of people who said I could try and appeal but due to the fact of the time frame after the red changed I would not be able to get out of it!! DEVASTATED

DH has got out of a speeding fine before by writing and saying he had made an error of misjudgment and had no fines for a number of years and he got off.