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@Tea_Bee
Agree with previous posters - you don't get right of way, simply by turning on a flashing yellow light. It is there to alert other drivers to your intended actions. My rule of thumb with the indicating buses is, if I am behind, let them out - open hand gesture to show I'm offering them the space and I'm safely back far enough (I know Highway Code says don't give directions to other road users but I don't care), that way they get out and sped up and out of my way quick smart and I get something to chase. If I'm alongside, speed up and GTF out the way, in case they didn't see me. If they push me out (which none ever have yet), then it'd be cross words and a mobile phone photograph of the driver, so you can prove which one it was.
You remember the case of that 6ft girl who was ejected from a bus because she was "too tall"? They couldn't work out exactly which driver it was from the bus route number and the description, so a quick photo would have resolved the matter simply enough I reckon.