Yep, and used by their wives who have no idea of the width of the vehicle to park blocking the road picking up and dropping off their kids. Alternatively driving, without thought, towards oncoming traffic in congested streets when there isn’t the space for two cars to get past each other.
Sadly I’m not sure it’s any more than just 21st century England, aggression, lack of manners, and a pathetic macho confrontational attitude from certain sections of the society we live in.
Sounds like a throughly unpleasant afternoon for you.