One case one thread please. Original thread
here.
Definitely attend in person, suited and booted - it shows respect for the court and your mitigation statement will sound far more sincere presented by you than read out by a disinterested legal advisor.
6 points and a totting ban is quite a likely outcome for 79 in a 50, but if you can persuade the magistrates that this would be unjust they have the option of imposing 4 or 5 points instead, imposing a 7-28 day ban instead of points, or imposing 6 points but allowing you to continue driving on exceptional hardship grounds. Have a look at the
mitigation section of the FAQs for some ideas, and remember that hardship a long ban would cause to other people weighs much more heavily than hardship it would cause to you personally.