Overview

• Speaking on the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast, Watson gave her first public account of the six-month disqualification imposed in July.
• She said production insurance kept her from driving to sets for years, then university life in Oxford forced her to drive more without much recent experience.
• Watson called the episode humbling and said she felt embarrassed as the story spread globally, noting she has taken up cycling.
• High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court banned her on July 16, 2025, after a camera recorded her at 38mph in a 30mph zone in Oxford in July 2024, taking her licence to 12 points under the totting-up rules.
• She was ordered to pay £1,044, did not attend the brief hearing, and had a lawyer state she accepted the punishment.