What is going on with these bombs?

[beryllium]

A disgruntled motorist? animal rights have been mentioned?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime /article1346137.ece

[beryllium]

oh wow, they had a return address on them....

Each had a similar return address, and Barry Horne, an animal rights activist who died in 2001 while serving an 18-year jail sentence for a fire-bombing campaign, was named on the back of one envelope.

[Gromit]

There doesn't seem to be an obvious animal rights connection between the bombs, but a pattern connected to road charging. Looks like a not too clever attempt to lead the police in the wrong direction. Whoever is responsible, let's hope the nutter is caught soon.

[noxlumos]

The Police will need a very big piece of paper to draw up a suspect list for who has a grudge against the DVLA.

[MrBen5]

Hmmm, i heard it could be one of them muslim extremists. Apparently they towed his van away when he was about to load it with peroxide.
Also i heard that some guy got caught illegally parked up in a red light district and with the 3 points he recieved, he got a total ban. Apparently his wife found out about where he was parked and he lost everything. His family, house, kids, etc.
I also heard that some guy had had his car crushed because there was no tax on it. Apparently , he was due to meet up with some girl in another county, but didnt make it. She then finished contact with him. He was supposedly reported saying that he would get his revenge.
I dont know if they are true, its just things i heard. i hope they catch him soon. the last thing people need is to see the headline news of Shipla, and how hard done to she is, being moved to 'other news'...

[beryllium]

lol, points means prizes I was always told :-)

Thank you for the giggles Noxy and Mr Ben........ :-)

and yes, in all seriousness I do hope they get lucky and catch them......

now where's that list???......

[Llamatron]

What to do if you get one:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/07/letter _bombs

[brachiopod]

Without any evidence whatsoever, I think we should all jump to conclusions and immediately blame motoring extremists.
All they want is a complete motoring state, where walking is banned and we all have to drive everywhere. Just think, that car passing you in the street could be one of these extremist motorists willing to maim and injure in the name of "freedom to drive".
Well I think they should all be rounded up and imprisoned without charge for years on end for the protection of all us good pedestrian folk.
Better still, shoot them on sight! Who cares if we get it wrong a few times? It's worth it to rid Britain of these evil motoring extremist scum.
I dare not walk my children down the pavement because there could be a motorist bomb attack at any minute.
Ok, I'm sure there are a few decent motorists around, but how can you be sure, eh? Better safe than sorry - that's what I say.

[beryllium]

Thank you Llamatron,
so, the list now comes down to mentally incapacitated drivers lol.........
7 bombs is quite a lot, and I do feel for the post room workers...... I'm sure some are quite old and just want a nice little job.
Loony toons everywhere...... what to do?

[jenstar]

Compared to the everyday danger to pedestrians from motorists who drive a ton of steel around at 60mph, letter bombs are actually rather lame.