'Fail to Pay Full Time Attention' question?

Question

Bad night for me :(

A cop had stopped a driver at an intersection and I didn't want to hit the cop, so I started looking for him and the flashing lights blinded me, so just for extra care I moved further left. Next thing I know I'm driving on the wrong side of the road and there was a traffic island so I had to stop.

I think the cop went easy on me since it was dark and there was no traffic, so I got a 'Fail to Pay Full Time Attention' ticket. But it's that going to give me negative points on the driving record? Is my insurance likely to punish me?

This has me really worried specially since I had planned to buy my own car in a few days (currently using my sister's).

The state is VA btw

Answer 1

go figure..... it had to be virginia. god i hate the driving law B.S. they have here.

anyway, it will go on your driving record, but fortunately it wont show up on your insurance until you go to renew your policy. until the renewal, your insurance will stay the same so dont worry.

if anything it will only go up around 5 to 10 dollars a month.

Answer 2

no i don't think it will bother you on your insurance,the only thing that really gets you on insurance is the hard tickets,this was just like a wake up ticket,i know this because i have had a few of those,you should be ok because this one will probably not be reported,he was nice about it, but considering the circumstances i think you did ok,with blinding lights in your eyes it is hard to see,i don't think any insurance company will hold this one against you,no harm was done and no property was damaged,good luck.