Ok, so I was the driver that was hit – i.e. in lane 2, the big red go faster stripes start on the rear passenger door and extend their way past the rear wheel arch.
I followed the van driver flashing and beeping for about 6 miles before he stopped. Tapped on his window after he’d stopped and he ignored me at first. Then he got out of the car swearing blind he didn’t make contact – I politely pointed out his big red van matched the colour of my new big red go faster stripe, he said he didn’t even feel any collision so didn’t stop.
He then started getting aggressive and stating I was in the wrong lane, and it wasn’t his fault.
I asked his name, he didn’t want to give it.
Eventually he calmed down a bit and gave me a pre-printed copy of his insurance details.
He apologised for being a bit “angry” and we went our separate ways.
Genuinely the first I knew about it was when I saw out of the corner of my eye the van approaching the rear of the car next to me rather quickly, then he was on the horn and then he was trying to push me out of my lane!