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It's a tough one.
On the one hand, a red oil light indicates low oil pressure. Ignoring that light - even 'just' for 6 miles, could be viewed as gross negligence.
On the other hand, should you be expected to know, off by heart, what all the symbols mean ?
A third point, however : If you're happy to quote sections of the highway code in support of your actions (which indicates you knew the code, and followed it), then it starts to become 'reasonable' to expect you to have read the handbook too.
It was 5am, and 6 miles until you could stop. A bit different to a few hundred yards, and very different to rush hour.
If you're going to use the argument that "It was 5 am, drivers are all half-asleep, I'm not using the hard shoulder", then you could use the same argument at virtually any hour of the day or night. 8am ? Rush hour. 12 noon ? business meetings, people not paying attention. 6pm ? rush hour. Etc, etc.
You also have an obligation to mitigate the costs of repair. So, putting a new engine in your car (you don't say how old it is, 8 years, possibly?) all done at main agent prices, would certainly not be 'reasonable'. You will gain from that, to a large extent. It is called 'betterment'. Your car will be worth more.
A rebuilt engine, or one from a scrappies, would be more 'reasonable'
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