twinsnailz
Junior Member
Hi, I am from Pennsylvania and I am down in North Carolina for 3 months. I am unfortunately accustomed to PA where the police do not have moving radars with their vehicles. I was traveling down a four lane road in a 45 mph zone following my instructions to get back to my townhouse. Along the way, I saw a cop coming in the opposite direction, but I thought nothing of it. He then did a U turn a ways behind me and flipped his blue lights as I was pulling away from a traffic light. I didn't even think he was pulling me over, I had no clue what was going on.
Well apparantly, the cop claims I was doing 69 MPH in a 45 MPH zone. I couldn't believe it, but I had no clue since I was paying attention to directions and I knew I had 2.9 miles before my next turn. The cop gave me the ticket with no fines written on it and told me I have to appear in court since I was doing 24 MPH over the speed limit.
I know that in NC if you get a ticket over 55 mph or 15 mph over the speed limit, you lose your license for 30 days. Does this apply to out of state drivers? Can they really suspend my license in all states? People keep telling me to try for a Prayer for Judgement, but I'm seeing that you have to be doing less than 15 mph over the speed limit to get that. Hopefully they will show mercy and let me go for it if out of state drivers have that privelage.
Does anyone have any advice? If I get nabbed with this ticket, it may boost my insurance in PA, and if I move to NC, I will have 3 license points and 2 insurance points (thats a 45% increase!!)
If anyone can clear anything up or suggest anything, I would greatly appreciate it.
Well apparantly, the cop claims I was doing 69 MPH in a 45 MPH zone. I couldn't believe it, but I had no clue since I was paying attention to directions and I knew I had 2.9 miles before my next turn. The cop gave me the ticket with no fines written on it and told me I have to appear in court since I was doing 24 MPH over the speed limit.
I know that in NC if you get a ticket over 55 mph or 15 mph over the speed limit, you lose your license for 30 days. Does this apply to out of state drivers? Can they really suspend my license in all states? People keep telling me to try for a Prayer for Judgement, but I'm seeing that you have to be doing less than 15 mph over the speed limit to get that. Hopefully they will show mercy and let me go for it if out of state drivers have that privelage.
Does anyone have any advice? If I get nabbed with this ticket, it may boost my insurance in PA, and if I move to NC, I will have 3 license points and 2 insurance points (thats a 45% increase!!)
If anyone can clear anything up or suggest anything, I would greatly appreciate it.
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