Posted on 07/31/2025 12:52:58 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Emma Watson has been banned from driving for six months.
The Harry Potter star, 35, was disqualified and ordered to pay £1,044 (S$1800) after she was caught driving at 38mph in a 30mph zone in Oxford.
Emma - who shot to fame as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film franchise - was sentenced at High Wycombe Magistrates' Court on Wednesday (July 16), after she admitted speeding on Banbury Road, Oxford.
She was driving her £30,000 Audi S3 car at the time.
Emma wasn't in attendance at the courtroom, which is based in Buckinghamshire, southeast England.
According to This is Oxfordshire, her representative said in court that his client "fully understands her position and will accept her punishment".
Before the speeding incident in Oxford, Emma already had nine points on her license following three previous offences.
Her Audi was impounded by police in February 2024 after her parked motor was blocking two cars in Stratford-upon-Avon.
At the time, Warwickshire Police confirmed that "a report of a blue Audi S3 parked across a driveway and blocking in two cars on High Street near the junction with Sheep Street in Stratford.
"The report was made at 9.42pm and the car was impounded and taken away at 10.21pm.
"No crime was recorded."
Just days later, Emma wrote on X: "Still searching for parking in Stratford-upon-Avon. [crying laughing face emoji]"
The star was studying for a master's degree in creative writing at the University of Oxford, which she began in September 2023, before switching to a PhD.
she does have to deal with potential rapists like me.
yep it’s all ks up here in the great white north
I didn’t know you were Muslim.
That is steep for 8 mph over.
That would be a $100 ticket in my city.
If it wasn’t just a warning.
Losing a license for 6 months for going 8 miles over the limit????
In the US you'd get a ticket for 8mph over the speed limit. But not there.
She already had a bunch of points against her license for other offenses.
+3 priors
“I’m surprised it’s in MPH”
Speed and distance are still in MPH and miles in the UK.
At first I thought that the sentence was a little harsh until I read that she had she had previous violations. I too am surprised though that she could not just “wave a magic wand” and make it go away because of her celebrity status.
If you read the whole article, she didn’t lose her driving privileges for this incident specifically. She had already accumulated a number of points on her license.
“””+3 priors”””
Off with her head.
Emma Watson is 35?! Ugh, I’m getting old.
Two more mph and it’s caning…
???
Oxford - as in England.
Seems like a Draco-(Malfoy)-nian penalty.
“That is steep for 8 mph over.
That would be a $100 ticket in my city.
If it wasn’t just a warning.”
Tennessee would also revoke the license ...
One simple way to avoid trouble is remain within speed limits while driving. A difficult demand for many drivers, I know
It was the nine points she already had on her license that caused her to have it suspended. In Texas you only get three points.
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