A shopper whose car was damaged by two runaway supermarket trolleys is furious that he is being refused compensation.

Disabled Andrew Comrie, 46, was loading his car with shopping in the car park at Tesco, in Phoenix Place, Lewes, when the trolleys trundled out of a trolley bay, down a slope and into his car, which was parked in a disabled bay.

Mr Comrie said one of the trolleys picked up so much speed it sped into the street.

He says he was quoted £1,000 for repairs to the nearside wing, doors, rear wing and bumper and re-spraying.

He said the customer who had put the trolleys into the bay was equally shocked by their escape and gave a statement for insurance purposes, saying all he done was to put his trolley into the bay as requested.

The customer even phoned the store following day to point out to management that the trolleys came straight out of bay, and warned them it could happen again.

A store manager inspected the damage and gave Mr Comrie an insurance claim form to fill in.

Mr Comrie said: "I thought there would be no problem with the claim. But I was surprised when Tesco replied they were not accepting responsibility as cars are parked in the car park at the owner's risk.

"I don't see why I should pay for the damage on my insurance and lose my no claims bonus when I was not responsible.

"It happened on their property as a result of them not having a secure area for customers to put their trolleys.

"I am extremely angry they are refusing to accept responsibility. You don't expect to park your car in a supermarket car park and have it damaged by a moving trolley. I can understand them not accepting responsibility for a car break in or accident, but I was on their property and damaged by their property."

A spokeswoman for Tesco said the company was currently reviewing Mr Comrie's claim.

She added: "We did not accept responsibility because it was not a member of our staff who caused the damage. We provide trolley bays for customers to park their trolleys and employ staff to collect the trolleys.

"We cannot be responsible for the way members of the public put trolleys into bays."