Or was the man who shouted and sneered at me in the street a complete twunt?

[UntamedShrew]

I was trying to leave the house with 2 toddlers plus granny. A huge range rover was parked up the pavement (personalised number plate of course). Rather than wait for us to pass, he leapt into his monster car and started to drive away, which meant he had to reverse back a bit onto the pavement first.

I grabbed the kids who are considerably smaller than one of his tank's wheels and said sarcastically "oh thanks for that" to him. So yes, I started it I suppose.

Very by his reaction though.

He reversed more, wound down window and shouted, "you are bloody ridiculous, I can drive where I want, I am just driving my car".

I said, "go on then, after you" (again bit sarky I'm afraid but really just wanted him to go as felt threatened.

He then launched into a massive tirade but I couldn't hear him over the bus. Caught a few choice phrases that I was gutted my kids might hear.

I said," sorry can't hear you because of the bus".

He said... "I have every right to drive here, because you know what? I actually OWN my own house."

Yes, we rent our house. He knows this? How? We have been here for years, never seen him before.

Do people really think home owners have more rights than letters? Does his mortgage vs our (£800 per WEEK! I know, I know) rent give him the right to drive over small kids?!

Please tell me he is a loser, my blood is boiling that he spoke to me like that in front of my darling boys and I'm just really sad about the whole thing.

His wife was sat there throughout, silent and bewildered-looking.

Cor, I could live in that Belgravia house with cinema room and swimming pool. In a parallel universe where I was rich

OP, twuntface clearly was in the wrong.What an eejit

He is an absolute arse, I didnt realise owning your own house gave you the right to run over small children,

I mean this kindly, but do you think you have low self esteem? Because it seems that part of you thinks he might have a point, that you are a lesser person in some way because you don't own your property.

It seems obvious to me that this man is a prize dick in every sense of the word except one, and resorted to playground style insults because even he knew he was wrong. You came across well. Move on and next time you see his car dent it.

Ah, he's a wanker, and hasn't the emotional discipline to deal with his huge car. He's going to get into trouble with road rage, and I would stay out of his way in the future (that is: only shout insults from a distance! ).

He's not a loser, loser would be too generous, I suggest you start at wanker or twat if you want to label him accurately and move up in severity from there.

Parking on the pavement is illegal. Next time take a photo of the c**t's car parked up there and take it up with the local police/council/traffic warden.