Eco-loving Emma Watson caught speeding in same £30k Audi she had TOWED AWAY last year
STAR CAUGHT Eco-loving Emma Watson caught speeding in same £30k Audi she had TOWED AWAY last year
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HARRY Potter star Emma Watson was caught speeding in the same Audi S3 that she had towed away last year.
The eco-loving actress, 35, admitted going 38mph in a 30mph zone on July 31 last year, court records show.
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Emma Watson was caught speeding in the same Audi S3 that she had towed away last year
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Emma admitted going 38mph in a 30mph zone on July 31 last year, court records show
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She was at the wheel of her £30,000 blue motor when she set off a camera on Banbury Road, Oxford.
The Hermione Granger star, who was studying creative writing at the city's university at the time, was charged by post and pleaded guilty on March 3.
But she ticked a box indicating she wished to have a full court hearing, which she may now choose to attend next Wednesday at High Wycombe magistrates' court.
At the hearing, Ms Watson could try to mitigate the charges by claiming there were unique circumstances surrounding the fine.
Her representatives were asked to comment.
Emma has fronted environmental campaigns for charities including writing books for eco conference COP26.
Last week she was seen on a painting date with a mystery male in Oxford.
It is the latest car trouble for the star after she was filmed bargaining with tow truck drivers when they hauled the Audi onto a flatbed in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, last February.
She had not paid and displayed before popping into the Rose and Crown with mum Jacqueline.
It meant a pizza restaurant manager had his car trapped in by Watson's motor for nearly four hours.
Harry Potter star Emma Watson's £30k Audi towed away by cops
After a frantic dash around nearby restaurants and bars, the manager called cops.
He added: 'But when the police started to tow her car away, she came flying out of the pub shouting, 'That's my car, that's my car'.'
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