Overview

• Watson incurred three penalty points on 31 July 2024 after being caught driving at 61 km/h in a 48 km/h zone, adding to nine existing points.
• Her 12 total points within three years automatically triggered a six-month driving ban under UK law.
• High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court fined her £1,044 in her absence and imposed the suspension she did not contest in person.
• Under Britain’s system, drivers begin with zero points and face licence suspension once they reach 12 points over a three-year period.
• Since 2023, the 35-year-old actress has pursued postgraduate creative writing at the University of Oxford and has not appeared on screen since 2019.