Police spotting (junction watch)

I know its a bit over cautious but I find that others follow me if I filter right. I've seen a few wobbly people come through behind me after seeing me go and they sometimes are still there when the lorry begins to move. People are sheep and I don't want that on my conscience.

I also don't like to go towards an ASL if my view of the box is obscured which it normally is if there is an HGV. Who is to say there is room for me?

Finally, to get to the front on the right you run the risk of collision with an oncoming centre filtering motorbike. They come fast.

Over cautious probably but I generally prefer to hang back

Yeah, my previous response was too brief. What I'd do would depend on the circumstances. If I knew the timing of the lights (i.e. turned red as I was coming towards it), could see the ASL ahead of it was clear and was able to see if there was oncoming traffic, I'd consider getting ahead of it up the right. If I wasn't sure about any of the above I'd likely hang back. I definitely wouldn't just blithely head straight into the middle of the road without checking behind and ahead for filtering motorbikes/cycles heading both ways or if I didn't know for sure that I could get to the front before the green light.