Emma Watson banned from driving after going 8mph over limit in 30mph zone
The Harry Potter star did not attend the short hearing but did admit to going 38mph in a 30mph zone.
She was caught speeding in Banbury, Oxford, on July 31, last year and is said to have had nine points on her licence at the time.
A whopping £1044 fine comes attached to the ban, which blocks Watson, 35, from getting behind the wheel of a car for six months. More Trending
The Beauty and the Beast actress had been driving along a restricted road with a speed camera while studying her doctorate at Oxford University.
Court records state she was driving her £3,000 Audi S3 at the time, the same vehicle which was impounded last year and landed her a parking fine.
She had left the car outside the Rose and Crown pub in Stratford-Upon-Avon, blocking a local restaurant manager's vehicle for three hours.
After being unable to locate the driver, he eventually called the police and Watson had to pay a £192 fine after her appeals were unsuccessful.
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