But his hopes have now been jumpstarted after electricians are believed to have fixed the problem.

Alex Payne, who runs AP Vehicle Services, has had his business disrupted three times since August by electrical issues he says were caused by construction for the newly built McDonald's on Mousehold Lane.

Alex Payne's business, left, next to the new McDonalds on Mousehold Lane (Image: Denise Bradley)

After the second outage in November, he approached Norwich Evening........

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