After reading the fine print that basically says, this scooter is uninsured, and if anything happens to it, regardless of whom is at fault, you the hiree will have to pay for it. Slightly frightened by this thought, I thought about it for a while.
So signing a false signature (with my left hand), and handing over my British passport (which I could later claim was stolen) I hired it anyway.
It also started to rain this day, quite a lot, I didn't think I would get much use of the scooter, but it was a little better later on, and the following day was beautiful.