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Emma Watson and Harry Potter co-star banned from driving at same court

Emma Watson has been banned from driving for six months
Emma Watson has been banned from driving for six months

Actress Emma Watson and a Harry Potter co-star have been banned from driving at the same court.

Watson, who played Hermione Granger in the film franchise, drove her blue Audi at 38mph in a 30mph zone in the city of Oxford in England on the evening of 31 July last year.

The 35-year-old, who has been studying at the University of Oxford, was banned from driving for six months and made to pay a total of £1,044 (€1,204) at High Wycombe Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.

Watson's lawyer Mark Haslam, told the court that she is a student, adding: "She is in a position to pay the fine."

Separately, Zoe Wanamaker, who starred in Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone in 2001 as teacher Madam Hooch, was caught speeding on7 August, 2024, on the M4 in Newbury, Berkshire.

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 19: Zoë Wanamaker attends the Bergerac London Premiere at Curzon Hoxton on February 19, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by Jordan Peck/Getty Images)
Zoe Wanamaker has also been banned from driving for six months

The 76-year-old drove her blue Volvo at 46mph in a 40mph limit, the court heard.

She was also fined £1,044 (€1,204) and banned for six months.

Wanamaker's lawyer Duncan Jones said that she was not asking for "special treatment" and accepted the fine.

Both Watson and Wanamaker had nine points on their licences before the speeding incidents occurred.

District Judge Arvind Sharma, sentencing, endorsed three more points on their licences, meaning they are both disqualified for six months from now.

Neither attended their short hearings.

Source: Press Association

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