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 should have gone to traffic school to get points knocked off.
Politics moves into traffic tickets in Britain.
Amazing that the bobbies could take time out from fluffing the Muzzie grooming gangs to bag her for 38 in a 30.
So she gets to hire a driver for 6 months.😂
While it reads that way, I think she/he was saying that Emma has to deal with possibly being raped. I could be wrong, because I initially thought that is a strange thing to do, admit that you are a rapist. It all depends upon the sex of this poster. 😁👍
In Texas 8 miles over will get you a ticket for impeding traffic.
She has nice genes.
How politics?
Why bother?
Broomsticks are cheaper.
“””No. That’s what I initially thought. Upon reading the article further I see that she had accumulated points for previous infractions. Some sort of cumulative effect.”
You read the article??? Is that allowed???
With their tongues, apologizing all the while.
"38mph in a 30mph zone in Oxford"
Perhaps, she also slipped up and muttered something about Our Savior?
That would get her banished by the British Ministry for Imperturbability, for 6 months.
“38mph in a 30mph zone”
Consider the extenuating circumstances:
1) Having to convert that back and forth from kilometers, and
2) Having to drive on the wrong side of the road all the time.
Probably a muslim who think women shouldn’t be allowed to drive.
"after her parked motor was blocking two cars"
One less woman driver is always a good thing.
Heavens!! Revoke his FR Card!
“””Heavens!! Revoke his FR Card!””””””
I shall not be a member of a discussion forum where people are allowed to read the article so they actually know what is going on.
That’s nothin’ but pure and simple old fashioned communism.
Lead foot Hermione.
there must be other incidents
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