They blew up her scooter. Just because.

This is funny. I'd link to it, but it's just a sidebar item without its own page, so I'll quote it in its entirety. From Wired News:

Motor vehicle officials told Heidi Brown she could park her new scooter outside the vehicle registration office while she waited for her license plates. Then the army blew it up. Officials in Ipswich, England, confirmed they evacuated surrounding office buildings and closed off three roads before destroying the moped in a controlled explosion -- locals had 'raised concerns' it could be a bomb. 'The moped was chained to the perimeter fence outside the building,' said a Suffolk police representative. 'We weren't able to identify whose vehicle it was because there were no license plates on it.' If she'd only had those plates on.
-- Beverly Hanly

Sounds like the Ipswich bobbies were just a little frustrated with sissy little scooters running around town. They want to be more like the states, with a new H2 in every garage.