I'm confused as to why, when you were asked by Harrier on 21.03.2007 if you could provide some more details, you chose to post nothing until yesterday when you advised you had received a summons..
Anyway, the summons - A plea will need to entered shortly. The Magistrates will consider a reduction in sentence for an early guilty plea. If you do not believe that you are guilty of the offence, or if you choose to defend the allegation (be wary, its unlikely to be easy), then you should enter a plea of not guilty. Note that the trial scheduled for 09.07.2007 will be adjourned until a later date if you plead NG.
Upon conviction for nearly double the posted limit, there exists the possibility of a short period of disqualification. If that's the case and irrespective of an early guilty plea, then its probable that your attendance at court will be required.
On the grounds that we have very little information on which to base any other specific advice, but primarily because roadside pulls can be very difficult to defend successfully, I suspect you could do worse than having a read through the
Mitigation Article.
thanks for your advice nemo. i think will go along the mitigation route pleading guilty to the offence by post and see what the outcome will be