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@Dammit
In all seriousness I did try to control myself and be polite last time someone behaved in a manor I found objectionable.
I caught up to the people carrier in question and asked the gentleman driving why he had honked his horn, then sped around myself and my girlfriend.
We were in a bus lane just after a roundabout, where the road is narrow but soon widens to two lanes.
We had apparently commited the unpardonable sin of holding him up for circa 5 seconds.
Anyway, I asked him why he was honking, he said I was "too wide for a bicycle, you aren't allowed to ride next to another one of you".
I pointed out that I was in a bus lane that he was not actually allowed in, so he then perfectly nailed the "you don't pay road tax you shouldn't be on the road anyway, red lights blah blah blah".
At which point I admit I went a little Dancing James, but only I would say a 0.2 on the DJ scale.
Afterward I wished that I had had more time to discuss things with him calmly- so I'll let his tyres down at the lights so we have time for a chat if I see him again.