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Emma Watson banned from driving for six months

July 17, 2025 12:20 pm

Harry Potter actor Emma Watson has been banned from driving for six months after being caught speeding.

Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the film franchise, drove 38mph (61km/h) in a 30mph (48km/h) zone in Oxford on the evening of July 31, 2024.

The 35-year-old, now a student, was made to pay a total of Stg1044 ($A2144) at High Wycombe Magistrates Court on Wednesday.

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Watson already had nine points on her licence before the speeding incident occurred, the court heard.

She did not attend the five-minute hearing.

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