The owner of a 1.4 million yuan (US$190,000) Range Rover in China who sought compensation in the form of just 15 egg pancakes after a breakfast cart accidentally scratched his car has earned widespread praise on mainland social media.

The owner, surnamed Yang, from Shenyang, Liaoning province in northeastern China, said that his vehicle was recently scratched when a breakfast cart operated by a couple reversed into it.

“The cart was driven by the wife. She probably misjudged the distance and scraped my car,” Yang told the Yangtse Evening Post.

“She did not recognise what kind of car it was, and just called her husband over.”

After the incident, Yang contacted the car showroom and discovered that the repairs would cost about 3,000 yuan (US$410).

However, the male owner of the cart, surnamed Jiang, said they could not afford the repair costs.