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Emma Watson Banned From Driving for Six Months Following Fourth Speeding Offence

The 35-year-old DPhil student at Oxford University triggered her ban under totting-up rules by accruing 12 penalty points.

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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)
Emma Watson is currently enrolled in Oxford University for a master’s in creative writing.
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Overview

  • On July 31 last year, an automatic camera on Banbury Road recorded Watson driving 38 mph in a 30 mph zone in Oxford.
  • After pleading guilty in March under the Single Justice Procedure, Watson’s Band A fine was set at £650 and, together with £120 in costs and a £264 surcharge, totalled £1,044.
  • She did not attend the July 16 hearing at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court and was represented by solicitor Mark Haslam, who told the court she understood and accepted the punishment.
  • Prosecutor Adrian Wilson reported that Watson had nine existing points from three earlier offences and the new penalty pushed her past the 12-point threshold, automatically disqualifying her.
  • Shortly afterwards in the same court session, former co-star Zoe Wanamaker received an identical six-month ban and £1,044 fine for a separate speeding breach.