I have turned everything over to my insurance company, my rates are not going up, they have stated I am not at fault, and driving records are not affected by this kind of thing. My insurance company cannot make the man change his story. I can make threats, write letters, etc but it's not going to change anything. I will not lie and say I have a video. The gate is supposed to stay open for 90 seconds and it did not. The owner said I took too long to go through the gate, but I did not sit there staring at it for even one minute. I drove directly through.
I spent 5 days being angry about this and I don't want to spend more time or mental energy on it. I'm done. Would I like to get my 500 dollars back? Sure! But is it worth dwelling on it and being pissed off? Not so much.