Key points
- She drove a blue Audi at 38mph in a 30mph zone in Oxford on evening of 31 July last year
- Actress was made to pay a total of £1,044 at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday
- Watson shot to fame in 2001 with the release of Harry Potter
ISLAMABAD: Harry Potter actress Emma Watson has been banned from driving for around six months, following she was caught speeding.
According to BBC, Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the film franchise, drove a blue Audi at 38mph in a 30mph zone in Oxford on the evening of 31 July last year.
Watson already had nine points on her licence before the speeding incident occurred, the court heard.
The 35-year-old, now a student, was made to pay a total of £1,044 at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, BBC reported.
Studying at Oxford
She did not attend the five-minute hearing. Representatives for Watson have been approached for comment.
Watson’s lawyer, Mark Haslam, told the court that she is a student, adding: “She is in a position to pay the fine.”
The actress has been studying a master’s degree in creative writing at the University of Oxford since 2023.
Watson shot to fame in 2001 with the release of Harry Potter. Before her higher studies, she had studied for GCSEs and A-Levels from the Dragon School and Headington School.
