Moment furious motorist blows up as he denies scratching car in alleged crash - while other driver insists they have 'matching' scratches
The heated confrontation unfurled in the middle of a quiet residential road in the seaside town of Worthing, West Sussex, on Friday.
Footage shows the driver of a grey Nissan denying that he was involved in an accident.
'I didn't hit your f****** car, prove it,' the angry motorist can be heard saying.
The other driver, who filmed the clip and gave only his first name as James, then claims that the damage on his car is 'consistent' with the mark left on the Nissan.
The pair then begin shouting at each other in the middle of the street as shocked passersby watch on.
At one point the grey Nissan driver goads the other motorist to call the police as he continues to deny that he hit his car.
James said: 'He came right up in my face and was punching his fist into his hand, then goading me trying to get me to hit him.
'I stood calmly and said I wasn't going to give him the satisfaction. From the word go his was lit, so aggressive.
'In the end I asked him to provide his details. He replied "No, I don't see why I should".
'The guy with his shirt off said, "just go through the insurance company, they will sort it out you have his reg number he can't go anywhere".
'I said, "I will do that and he will just deny it".
'More people started appearing on the street to see what was happening with the raised voices.
'The aggressor then left went inside and I jumped back in my car and drove home.
'I reported to the police online (they never turned up in the end as that is what we were all waiting for).
'They said, "anyone injured?" we said "no'" and they said they were not going to attend.
'I notified my insurance company with the boring admin.
'I posted a link of the video on the Nextdoor app to see if anyone local knew of him and a woman called Caroline mentioned she had run in with him previously.'
MailOnline has contacted Sussex Police for comment.
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