AIBU for staying in my car when an angry driver confronted me?

In your shoes, I’d report it to the police so there is a record of what happened. It may amount to nothing but, if this angry driver attempts to claim (tracing you via your registration number) or reports that you get the scene of an accident, you’ll have got in there first.

I once witnessed an accident between two other vehicles and continued to drive home. One of the drivers followed me home and, outside my house, angrily accused me of “bumping” him into the car in front. I denied it but gave him my insurance details anyway.

It shook me up so I attended the police station and reported the incident. It transpired that the owner of the vehicle he’d impacted hadn’t managed to get his registration number before he’d chased after me. When she later contacted the police, they were able to give her the information I’d provided and he eventually got fined for leaving the scene of an accident and driving without insurance.

Also don't reply to it. Just leave it.

My borther in law is a mechanic and VERY VERY PRECIOUS about his cars. He would never and has never threatened a woman over something like this because it is possible to be very precious about ones cars and also not be an arsehole with anger management problems.

Also, his wife isnt very bright either. How does she know "the person who was sainsburys at 1pm today" (or whatever it was) even has facebook? Does't she know people are leaving social media in droves? It's hardly a thorough way of dealing with it, is it? You'd go to the police if you wanted to be thorough. But they didnt - she just wanted to be a dickhead like her husband.

Also - get dashcams installed. Some record continuously even when parked and some start recording when you start the engine (you could always start the engine if you want to capture something)

OP you said you had to be a member of the group to respond but now say you are a member.

You also edited when we arrived to when I arrived

Were you there alone? What time did this occur?

I've not read the whole thread but the OP did say that she'd just got back into her car with her shopping, and was sitting replying to a text when this man approached.
Has anyone considered that she might have been in her parking space BEFORE he was? Then, if so, it would be his car touching hers (that's IF the cars were even touching)

Surely you can just post as anonymous?

You were right to stay in the car, you had no idea if this was going to escalate to violence.

I once had my car reg called out over the tannoy in Sainsburys asking me to return to my vehicle so rushed out thinking someone must have pranged into me.

I found a very sanctimonious woman who said I’d parked too close to the boot of her brand new car and she wanted me to reverse so she could inspect the damage.

I was close but nowhere near touching so I suggested that she could’ve pulled forward and looked but she was adamant I had to reverse and she wanted us both to inspect the non existent damage.

She was annoying, but elderly and very unthreatening so I complied. In a situation like yours I’d have felt very differently.

If you knew for a fact that you weren’t touching his car then I don’t know why you wouldn’t get out and show him that you weren’t.

If it was down a dark alleyway then I may not have gotten out but if it was in a carpark then I would have gotten out - either to apologise and swap details or be smug and point out that he was in the wrong.

You need to make an incident report so theres no allegation of a hit and run. I might have opened my window slightly and informed him I wouldnt get out of the car unless he calmed down. Or called the police then and informed them and waited.

But I wouldnt leave my car if a man was screaming even if I knew I had hit him.

This, nobody can possibly know whether the car was hit, We've only got one side. We can definitely say it's good to keep your temper though.

I accidentally pulled out in front of a car on a dual carriage way and they went on a frenzy flashing me and trying to get me to pull over - tailing me for several miles. I refused to stop as I had caused no accident whatsoever ,and I was incredibly scared of the angry male driver. I rang the police to report as the behaviour was so unhinged and felt for my safety.

But he could have parked his car to touch hers so that’s not any proof

you weren't there, you don't know what happened.
If there's a problem rhoughof any sort people should keep their temper and keep cool.
That's what's wrong

Never get out of your car if someone is shouting at you. Unless your life is in danger by staying in the car eg after a crash, then lock the doors, stay inside and call for help

If he was shouting and red in the face, you did exactly the right thing. Lock your doors and never leave your car! He could hit you and say ,you had got out and approached him in an aggresive manner. I would have photographed him and his car and reported the matter to the police. Letting the police know that if you have done any damage you were unaware of you would be willing to put it right. Block his wife on FB. Dont engage any further.

I wouldn’t have got out, either.

Best would be what happened to a friend of mine, when some furious road-rage idiot started yelling at her through the window.

What he hadn’t realised was that her huge Newfoundland dog had been asleep in the back of her estate car, but the racket woke him up. Up he stood and uttered a very deep, baritone, don’t -mess-with-us! WOOF!

She barely saw the bloke for dust!

I would reply but you have to be a member of the group to see the posts and reply.

So are you a member of the group or not? Your first comment indicates you’re not so you can’t reply but your second comment you said you’re a member of the group