Dojj - Doesn't matter what you plead or say, can't go through red lights - end of, that simple.
Shit I know, but no getting away from it.

When I trained to be a driving instructor I brought this up with one of the trainers, he said you could go through as you were being directed to do so - blues and twos etc, so shows how fucked up it all is if a highly trained trainer thinks that, joe public has no chance.