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Emma Watson Disqualified From Driving for Six Months After Oxford Speeding

Her license was disqualified after she accumulated 12 points following a speed-camera capture of her driving at 38mph in a 30mph zone.

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 38mph in a 30mph zone on Banbury Road, Oxford, as recorded by an automatic speed camera on July 31, 2024.
  • District Judge Arvind Sharma endorsed three penalty points on her licence at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court, bringing her total to 12 and triggering an automatic six-month ban.
  • The court reduced her fine to £650 following her early guilty plea and ordered £120 in costs plus a £264 surcharge, totaling £1,044.
  • Watson did not appear in person for the five-minute hearing but was represented by lawyer Mark Haslam, who confirmed she accepts the sentence.
  • This latest infraction is Watson’s fourth motoring offence in two years, highlighting the strict application of the UK’s automated enforcement and totting-up system even for high-profile individuals.