Some people really do live like saints on here to come out with such hollier than thou bile filled advice! However, I would much rather explain to my employer that I have a driving ban than a conviction for perverting the course of justice.
Standing up and telling the truth in court is normally the best action to take. But you need to think how your wife will mitigate the offence, show contrition and demonstrate that she is taking positive action to pevent it happening again.
When I got banned for doing 100mph plus on my motorcycle on the M5 I admitted that I had a lack of self control and shouldn’t be trusted with such a big and powerful motorcyle and that I was selling it and buying something more sedate. I accepted that a ban was mandatory and would make work vey difficult and that the court case had been a real wake up call. I got a £330 fine 4 points and a 7 day ban which I thought was a result as it could’ve been a job ending year long ban and 6 points.
I told work and basically admitted I was a tw@ and took it on the chin. I did sell my motorbike and got somhing smaller and slower and I’ve not had a conviction since then – and thats 9 years ago