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Emma Watson Banned From Driving for Six Months After Oxford Speeding Offence

Exceeding 12 penalty points under the UK’s totting-up system resulted in Watson’s automatic driving ban with a £1,044 fine.

Emma Watson is currently enrolled in Oxford University for a master’s in creative writing.
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Undated file photos of Emma Watson (left) and Zoe Wanamaker who have been banned from driving for High Wycombe Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter franchise, drove her blue Audi at 38mph in a 30mph zone in Oxford, on the evening of July 31 last year and Wanamaker, who starred in Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone in 2001 as teacher Madam Hooch, was caught speeding on August 7, 2024, on the M4 in Newbury, Berkshire. Issue date: Wednesday July 16, 2025. (Photo by PA/PA Images via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Watson admitted driving at 38 mph in a 30 mph zone on Banbury Road, Oxford, as captured by an automatic speed camera last July.
  • High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court imposed a £650 fine along with £120 in court costs and a £264 victim surcharge.
  • The actress skipped the five-minute hearing on July 16 and was represented by solicitor Mark Haslam, who confirmed she pleaded guilty.
  • Her ban follows three earlier offences that had already attracted nine penalty points, including a February 2024 impoundment of her Audi in Stratford-upon-Avon.
  • The ruling underscores that UK road-safety laws and the totting-up disqualification system apply equally to all drivers, regardless of profile.