Uh oh...am I in trouble?

[ohreallyohreallyoh]

Just went the wrong way down a one way road. In my defence, I came out of a small side road that didn’t have any signs telling me I couldn’t go that way. Pretty sure I was snapped by a camera as saw a flash.

How bad is it? A fine or worse? Is it worth calling police to ‘confess’?

I would just wait and see. If you have been caught then you could take a photograph of the road you came out of and claim it was not possible to see that it was one way? Are you sure there wasn't a sign or big arrows on the road and you just haven't noticed them?

Take some pics of the way you took to show no signage.
Just incase...
I have followed satnav in our town down one way and heard nothing.

No need to call the police! But you may get a fine, sorry 😐 sometimes the cameras flash but you don't actually get a ticket, it's just for show!

Why would you call the police to confess?

3 points and £100 fine IF you got caught last time i heard

TBH on reflection i am not sure the flash would have been from a camera. Surely they are only used for speeding? How would it be able to tell which direction you were going?

I don’t know! I feel so stupid. It felt wrong, you know? I will go and take a photo and yes, I suppose it’s possible there were arrows on the ground that I missed.

Bollox. So annoyed with myself.

Anyone know timescales? After how many days/weeks can I consider the matter closed if I haven’t heard.

Does CCTV take pictures? There was no speeding box (and I wasn’t speeding anyway).

CCTV doesn't take picture. I reckon you just felt guilty and as the sunshine glanced off a window or something you thought it was a camera flash.

I have never heard of cameras on one way street. Was it a dual carriage way? Either way I would wait and see.

No, not dual,carriage way. Just a part of town I am not used to but which part of is clearly one way. There was a traffic light on my side of the road which is what really threw me cos it looked like I could stop there and wait to turn left.

Right. Will wait and see. Urgh! So stupid!

CCTV does "take pictures". Often used for box junctions. How do I know? I was caught by one.

DH recently got done for using a bus lane (strange city, early hours of the morning, he didn't know spot it was a bus lane - although god knows how not as there absolutely would have been signs) and they had a photo of him in the bus lane, so that would imply they may pick you up on a one-way street. But I don't really know how it works, what the criteria are etc.

CCTV can pick you up on a one way street. If it did you may get a PCN, so no points but a fine. Controlled by the council, not the police.

Can you look at it on google street view and see what the road markings or signs are like?

This happened to me once. I was dropping DD at an event and saw someone walking down towards the entrance. Oh, I'll drop her there, I thought but didn't see the 'no entry' signs. I only realised what I'd done after dropping her off when I found myself going the wrong way down a slip road to the ring road. No repercussions for me, OP. Hopefully, you'll be fine.

I did the same once - about 2 years ago, didn't hear anything.

@ohreallyohreallyoh Hi OP sorry this isn't relevant to the thread, but I've only just found your PM so I wanted to let you know I've replied! Thanks