Yesterday, I was cruising SCTEX going to Subic when I made a wrong turn and headed to Clark tollgate. Realizing my mistake, I turned back (still traversing the "entrance" way) and drove to where I should be. I made sure I had my HAZARDS on so that incoming vehicles going to Clark tollgate would be alerted. As I made my way back to the main road, that's when an LTO apprehending officer flagged me. He told me I shouldn't have driven back against the traffic and should have proceeded to the Clark tollgate and just exited in the road ahead. I told the officer that it was my first time going to Subic and when I made a wrong turn, instinct told me to drive back. He ticketed me with a COUNTERFLOW violation. He said it's the highest form of traffic violation. Sensing that he won't budged from my pleadings, I accepted it.

After I arrived home, I checked the penalties in the LTO website. I can't seem to find COUNTERFLOW violation. The nearest violation I could find would be DRIVING AGAINST TRAFFIC under RECKLESS DRIVING. That's P1k. I've read from other sites that an ILLEGAL COUNTERFLOW violation is P2k plus DL suspension. Can I still contest my violation? Because strictly speaking, I think I didn't make an illegal counterflow.

Thanks in advance.