{"id":181207,"date":"2025-07-17T00:29:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T00:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/17\/emma-watson-banned-from-driving-for-six-months-after-being-caught-speeding\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T00:29:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T00:29:35","slug":"emma-watson-banned-from-driving-for-six-months-after-being-caught-speeding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/17\/emma-watson-banned-from-driving-for-six-months-after-being-caught-speeding\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Watson Banned from Driving for Six Months After Being Caught Speeding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">Until 2026, <strong>Emma Watson<\/strong> might have to opt for public transport. The <em>Harry Potter<\/em> star has had her driving license <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cly10x7pjplo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revoked<\/a> for six months, following a speeding incident. The decision was handed down Wednesday by High Wycombe Magistrates\u2019 Court. And that&#8217;s not all: the actor also received a hefty fine of \u00a31,044, or about $1,399. Watson was driving 38 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour zone.<\/p>\n<p>Strangely enough, the woman once known as Hermione Granger was not the only member of the original <em>Harry Potter<\/em> cast to have trouble with highway codes on Wednesday. <strong>Zo\u00eb Wanamaker<\/strong>, who played Quidditch teacher Madame Hooch, was convicted in the same court on the same day for a similar offense. The 76-year-old actor was driving at 46 miles her hour when the speed limit was 40 miles her hour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Wanamaker\u2019s lawyer, <strong>Duncan Jones<\/strong>, said that the actor was not asking for any &#8220;special treatment&#8221; from the court, and fully accepted her penalty. Like Watson, Wanamaker already had nine points on her license before the offense. According to the BBC, Judge <strong>Arvind Sharma<\/strong> deducted three points from each of the two women, resulting in an automatic six-month suspension of their licenses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">Apart from this legal mishap, Watson is keeping a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/emma-watson-life-oxford?srsltid=AfmBOopLrDAnjg434FvsSAfx1T4e2LM1mYLUwyUFOt8xhDN22s12X-ln\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">low profile<\/a>. She will not be taking part in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/harry-potter-first-photo-tv-series?srsltid=AfmBOoqdcs5DLByRklW4GcakTSVN7o6-fg5MB8OvSfzbL6AStRPHw4FQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">upcoming TV adaptation<\/a> of the saga produced by HBO; the character she originated will be played by newcomer <strong>Arabella Stanton<\/strong>. The project, billed as an ambitious decade-long series, will also see <strong>Dominic McLaughlin<\/strong> starring in the role of Harry, and <strong>Alastair Stout<\/strong> as Ron.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\"><em>Original story in<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.fr\/article\/emma-watson-privee-de-permis-de-conduire-pendant-six-mois-pour-exces-de-vitesse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VF France.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/emma-watson-drivers-license\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Until 2026, Emma Watson might have to opt for public transport. The Harry Potter star has had her driving license revoked for six months, following a speeding incident. The decision was handed down Wednesday by High Wycombe Magistrates\u2019 Court. And that&#8217;s not all: the actor also received a hefty fine of \u00a31,044, or about $1,399. 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