Gwyneth Paltrow has reportedly been given a ticking off for taking her children to school on a motor scooter.

The Mirror claims that the 41-year-old star was asked to stop doing the school run with Moses, 8, and Apple, 10, on her Vespa - which she'd allegedly been using to dodge the traffic in Los Angeles.

A source told the paper: "The scooters had been convenient for zipping around Los Angeles traffic, and dropping the kids off at school without having to wait with other parents and kids in the car-pool line.

"But after Gwyneth was photographed on the Vespa pulling out in front of a bus, school chiefs reprimanded her and said they’d rather she and Chris didn’t bring the kids to school on scooters."

However a spokesperson for Gwynnie tried to pour cold water on the report with a swift denial.

The rep said: "This story is not true. It was last year that they would occasionally drive the kids to school on scooters. This year, the kids take the bus."