Harry Potter star Emma Watson, 35, has been banned from driving for six months, after she was caught speeding in Oxford. Photo / Bang Showbiz
Harry Potter star Emma Watson, 35, has been banned from driving for six months, after she was caught speeding in Oxford. Photo / Bang Showbiz
Emma Watson has been banned from driving for six months.
The Harry Potter star, 35, was disqualified and ordered to pay £1044 ($2356) after she was caught driving at 38mph (61km/h) in a 30mph (48km/h) zone in Oxford.
Watson, who shot to fame as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potterfilm franchise, was sentenced at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on Thursday (NZT), after she admitted speeding on Banbury Rd, Oxford.
The Little Women actress was driving her £30,000 ($68,000) Audi S3 car at the time.
Watson was not at the court, which is based in Buckinghamshire, southeast England.
According to This is Oxfordshire, Watson’s representative said in court that his client “fully understands her position and will accept her punishment”.
Before the speeding incident in Oxford, Watson already had nine points on her licence following three previous offences.
Her Audi was impounded by police in February 2024 after the parked car was blocking in two other cars in Stratford-upon-Avon.
At the time, Warwickshire Police confirmed that “a report of a blue Audi S3 parked across a driveway and blocking in two cars on High Street near the junction with Sheep Street in Stratford”.
“The report was made at 9.42pm and the car was impounded and taken away at 10.21pm.
“No crime was recorded.”
Just days later, Watson wrote on X: “Still searching for parking in Stratford upon Avon. [crying laughing face emoji]”
The star was studying for a master’s degree in creative writing at the University of Oxford, which she began in September 2023, before switching to a PhD.
In February, a source at the university told Mail Online: “She mingles among other students, and blends into the background. But she does attend social events and is often spotted with her books and her boyfriend at local coffee shops.
“She started last year – she loves Oxford and has made a happy life for herself there.”
