to my supprise he let me off and gave me the option to do one of those AA Driving course things for £72 instead of the 3 points and £60 fine. . Still supprised he let me off.
Let you off how? If you had to do one of those courses then he's still fined you. You haven't driven off without a financial penalty, points or not. Also it's up to £2000 per tyre I think.