Court etiquette questions

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My younger brother (21) was caught on the M3 at 106mph recently. Clean license, new car to him (J reg''d Corolla Gti), clear sunny day, empty road, ''blind'' bend ... nicked. It really shook him up and the cops will definitely have noticed it (I could tell by his voice when he called me afterwards). Anyway, he''s got his court case in a few weeks and is wondering what to do. As I''ve never been in this situation (or to court) I was hoping someone here might have some advice. I told him to go in his best suit and confess "I know I was speeding, but really didn''t think I was going that fast guv etc. It''s a new car and I wasn''t used to it. It was a clear sunny day, empty road. I''ve really learn''t my lesson and I won''t do it again". Does he really need legal backing? It''s a pretty clear cut case. He''s on at 10AM (first sitting?) in Woking. Does the time of the day make them better/worse at dishing out punishment? I will probably go with him to drive him home ;-) Any tips gratefully received. Trefor/.

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Thanks for the advice everyone. I'm planning on booking him on a driving course (one of those on-road 'how to drive safely' courses are an early b-day pressie). These guys do lots of company car drivers. The intstructor I know does a lot of this stuff and said he'd write him a letter on completion which might help. D-day is 22/6, I'll let you know the result. Poor bro won't exceed the speed limit anywhere at the moment, paranoid would be an understatement. Trefor/.