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Exactly what happened to me 2 months ago. Morrisons car park, returned to car and had the same damage as you, but to my rear door. Saw the Manager, he reviewed the CCTV and told me he could see the incident, and, as the car drove from the car park they could capture the reg.No. Supermarkets wont release CCTV footage as it's against the Law (Data Protection) He advised me to report the incident to the Police, they will go to the Supermarket, check the CCTV and decide which way to progress. Waited 2 weeks, phoned police and asked for an update. "These cases can take up to 6 months to resolve, Sir'' Thought I may as well take this one on the chin. Had the repair at Lexus, £1050. Where the marks are on your door there is apparently a strengthening bar which makes the job that much more difficult, obviously. A week later, a letter arrived from the Police stating that they had reviewed the CCTV and had been in touch with the other driver to remind them of their responsibility to other road users and supplied me with their Name and Insurance details but they will not be taking any further action. Received a phone call from their insurance 'Direct Line' saying they accept full responsibility for their driver. Told them I had had the repair done already, no problem Sir, send us the invoice. A phone call from them 2 days later, shall we make the cheque payable to you or the Repairers. Me, please, cheque arrived 2 days later, case closed. Go back to Sainsburys, ask them to review the CCTV. If they can see the incident, then report to the Police. Hard to judge from photo but I would think that needs to be done professionally. I see your in Hampshire, if you're not too far from the A3, PM me and I maybe able to help you out. Best of luck, Graham.

Modern society where guilt counts for nothing again, I just wouldn't be able to do that to someone elses car and just go. It may be worth approaching both the council and supermarket but chances are they will hide behind the Data Protection Act or Human Rights Act so as not to disclose but if the incident is reported to the police they may gain access in order to identify the offender but again they may have bigger issues to deal with like speed traps! Difficult to judge from pictures but most of it may polish out, or consider taking it to a local paint shop and see what they say.

For my 2003 RX300, I bought cambelt from Lexus Birmingham off eBay for £45 and got my local garage to change it for under £200 labour - and the labour included changing my engine oil/filter/air filter/gearbox oil/differential oil (I BYO all the parts).

Decisions decisions - Insurance becoming due. Guess getting older has its benefits Lowest quote from Admiral at £180 per year or £170 with wife on policy....... Think I will take the £180 - get my drift !!!

Try rockauto, it's starts from £97 to £193 on their website. Hope this helps

From the pictures it looks like some may be able to polish out so worth trying that just to see how far you get. The top scratch looks much deeper though so most likely wont be able to be polished out. AFAIK they SHOULD release the footage as its against the law to have an accident and failt to report or stop no matter how minor it is. So yes speak to the council and Sainsburys and if they dont agree, go to the police about it.

Looks pretty good on silver that does!

I was expecting not to like it, but actually, I do!

Im pretty sure a space saver is actually supposed to be used to get to the nearest tyre place. Using a space saver on the motorway, even at 50mph for an extended journey and WILL lead to £60 fine and 3 points. Seen it happen on more than 1 occasion Might be worth getting an MOT done with a space saver whilst you are at it, it'll definitely fail.

That's a good result, looks professional, but I've never heard of it. Do you not need a primer of any kind?

Alignment should always be done regularly. The one thing to remember is that the "standard" Lexus settings are rubbish and chew your tyres up, especially the fronts. A company called Wheels in Motion in Chesham have developed their own settings that many Lexus drivers swear by, especially those who have spent a lot of money on their cars and want is set up right. This gives better handling and longer tyre wear so well worth getting done. If you aren't close to them, their settings can probably be found on Google so just take them to your local specialists and get it done, you will notice the difference. Worth every penny.

I'm not sure where eBay supports that people are getting confused. There are bottles of pre-mixed red and pre-mixed pink. Both types are different (the ingredients are different), pink is not just diluted red. If it says pre-mixed ("pre" as in before you bought it), it is ready for use, if it says concentrate, it needs diluting. I can't find any that say they are pre-mixed concentrate (which would be confusing) Sent from my iPhone using Lexus OC