The 35-year-old was caught speeding in Oxford last year
11:59, 16 Jul 2025Updated 12:12, 16 Jul 2025
Emma Watson pictured at the Little Women World Premiere in 2019.(Image: Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
Emma Watson has been banned from driving for six months, one year after she was caught speeding in Oxford.
The 35-year-old actress was clocked driving 38mph in a 30mph zone by a speeding camera located on Banbury Road on the evening of July 31 last year.
Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film franchise, was made to pay a total of £1,044 at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
She already had nine points on her licence before the speeding incident occurred, the court heard.
The Little Women star, who is currently undergoing a PhD in creative writing at the University of Oxford, did not attend the five-minute hearing.
According to the Mirror, Watson plead guilty to the charges in March.
Months before the incident in Oxford, her Audi S3 sports car was towed by police after it was parked illegally in the city centre.
It was reported at the time she failed to notice the ‘No Parking’ sign when she left her £30,000 vehicle and met up with friends at a pub across the street.
A local pizza restaurant manager claimed to have been stuck behind the Hollywood actress’ car for three and half hours before police took it away.
Separately, one of Watson’s co-stars in the Harry Potter franchise was previously banned from driving in the same court.
Zoe Wanamaker, who starred in The Philosopher’s Stone in 2001 as teacher Madam Hooch, was caught speeding on August 7, 2024, on the M4 in Newbury, Berkshire.
The 76-year-old drove her blue Volvo at 46mph in a 40mph limit, the court heard.
She was also fined £1,044 and banned for six months.