Oh dear!
Seems somewhat harsh. No right turn signs on approach agreed, but reality is that your focus is drawn towards the greater hazard which would have been the junction. The prohibition /requirement should have been reinforced at the junction.
FPTs are not issued anymore by the Police. They are TORs (Traffic Offence Reports). These were introduced to provide a more consistent approach to disposal. In the background is a the national Pentip database which is a record of all traffic offences committed and disposals. A back office receives the TOR, checks the database and then a decision is made as to what sanction will be imposed. So, for example, if you have had a Speed Awareness Course anywhere in the country in the last 3 years you wont be offered another.
The mantra is 'Education over Enforcement'. To be fair I don't see what benefit a course would have in these circumstances as this was nothing to do with driver behaviour rather just a simple mistake which we could all make.
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