Overview

• Watson was clocked at 38 mph in a 30 mph zone in Oxford on July 31, 2024, marking her fourth offence and taking her total licence points to 12.
• On July 16, 2025, High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court imposed a six-month driving disqualification and ordered her to pay a £1,044 fine in a brief hearing she did not attend.
• Her lawyer, Mark Haslam, told the court that Watson, currently studying for a master’s degree in creative writing at the University of Oxford, was in a position to pay the fine.
• Zoe Wanamaker received an identical six-month ban and £1,044 fine at the same court and on the same day after totting up 12 points for a separate speeding offence.
• The cases underscore the impartial enforcement of UK road-safety laws, which automatically disqualify drivers who accumulate 12 penalty points within three years.