Speeding ticket w/o being pulled over?

[NeoPenguin]

What is the name of your state? North Carolina

I was driving home and passed a car that might have been a cop, he got behind me and looked like he was going to turn off the highway at the same point that I did, but swirved back onto the highway instead. I was just wondering if it is possible for me to get a speeding ticket without actually being pulled over. ie. If he just got my speed and tags.

thanks

 

[racer72]

Yes, it can happen.

 

[NeoPenguin]

are there any circumstances which surround this possibility?

 

[racer72]

We have had folks post in this forum that a day or two after a traffic infraction, an officer showed up at their home and gave them a ticket. Others have gotten tickets in the mail. Or worse, the officer sees you while on duty a week from now and recognizes your car and writes you up then. When and if you are cited, there is nothing you can do.

 

[lwpat]

It is unlikely that you have anything to worry about. If he did not pull you over then it wasn't a police officer or you got lucky and he got a call.

The problem with a ticket a a later date is explaining why you were not stopped originally and proving that you were the actual driver. He would have to have gotten a good enough look to identify you.

 

[Theodore Bundy]

Yep, you can get a ticket anytime an officer feels like it. However, if you get a ticket without being stopped then the officer's case will be pretty weak.