Reminder: in the UK we drive on the left and parking is forbidden on double-yellow lines.
That blue Peugeot crossed the road and parked outside a shop. The driver got out and walked into the shop. The two cars beyond it are waiting for traffic to clear so they can get past. On the opposite side of the street, next to the bus lane, is a multi-storey car park.
This self-important, indignant kind of "I was only going to be five minutes" attitude normalises blatent, low-level law-breaking. Once that becomes normalised, laws higher up get the same treatment until they, too, become normalised. Rules that need to be in place are ignored as being just a little bit naughty.
Yes, some laws are stupid and impossible not to break on a daily basis. Obstructing the highway with inconsiderate parking isn't one of them.
I looked on the Essex Police web site to see if I could upload my photo somewhere, but they don't seem to have a section for low-level crimes.
It was the sheer gall of the driver that incensed me.