EXCLUSIVEI've run M25 cafe for 22 years but roadworks are now putting me out of 商売/仕事: Popular 炭坑,オーケストラ席 stop たびたび(訪れる)d by Emma Watson and Paul Weller 直面するs 終結 after losing £135,000 of 貿易(する) during motorway 昇格 事業/計画(する)

  • Stephen Bungay, 48, owns Ockham Bites in Cobham, Surrey just off junction 10?
  • Since work began on the M25 in August 2022, he has lost £135,000 of 貿易(する)
  • He also 借りがあるs his landlord, Surrey 郡 会議, £35,000 in 未払いの rent

A popular 炭坑,オーケストラ席 stop off the M25 could の近くに for good after 作品 to 昇格 the motorway drove away 貿易(する) 価値(がある) hundreds of thousands of 続けざまに猛撃するs.

Stephen Bungay, 48, has owned Ockham Bites, in Cobham, Surrey just off junction 10, for almost 22 years, but says he has lost £135,000 of 商売/仕事 since work began to 昇格 that section of the motorway 18 months ago.

The £317million 事業/計画(する), which is scheduled to shut the M25 four more times before September, saw 運転者s in five-hour 延期するs last week as a section の近くにd over a 十分な 週末 for the first time.

Mr Bungay told MailOnline the roadworks make it difficult for people to reach his cafe, which has been たびたび(訪れる)d by 星/主役にするs like Emma Watson and Paul Weller in the past.

The hours of 延期するs experienced by many drivers mean those who do pop in are often only there to use his bathrooms, without buying anything.

Stephen Bungay, 48, has owned Ockham Bites, in Cobham, Surrey just off junction 10 of the M25 for almost 22 years

Stephen Bungay, 48, has owned Ockham Bites, in Cobham, Surrey just off junction 10 of the M25 for almost 22 years

The financial loss has left Mr Bungay unable to pay his rent. Drone photo showing Ockham Bites in the red circle situated on the A3 just off junction 10 of the M25

The 財政上の loss has left Mr Bungay unable to 支払う/賃金 his rent. Drone photo showing Ockham Bites in the red circle 据えるd on the A3 just off junction 10 of the M25

Mr Bungay said: 'Average weekly turnover used to be around £6500 a week, now its £2500 a week out of which I have to pay all the running costs: stock, wages, utilities, rates, rent'

Mr Bungay said: '普通の/平均(する) 週刊誌 turnover used to be around £6500 a week, now its £2500 a week out of which I have to 支払う/賃金 all the 維持費s: 在庫/株, 給料, 公共事業(料金)/有用性s, 率s, rent'

Photo from before the work began in August 2022
Photo taken today showing damage done to wildlife from construction
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Left:?Photo from before the work began in August 2022. 権利:?Photo taken today showing 損失 done to 野性生物 from construction

The 破壊 of surrounding woodland and 減ずるd parking availability on the construction 場所/位置, run by Balfour Beatty, has 追加するd その上の disruption.

Mr Bungay is now even struggling to 支払う/賃金 his rent, already 借りがあるing Surrey 郡 会議 £35,000, and 恐れるing the 人物/姿/数字 could 二塁打 by the end of the 事業/計画(する).

He said: '普通の/平均(する) 週刊誌 turnover used to be around £6,500 a week, now it's £2,500 a week out of which I have to 支払う/賃金 all the 維持費s: 在庫/株, 給料, 公共事業(料金)/有用性s, 率s, rent etc.?

'I sold my Mustang for £20,000 and pulled out of a house I was buying. I'd saved £40,000 deposit but had to use this to keep 商売/仕事 afloat. I can't 適用する for a mortgage now as there's not enough money on the 調書をとる/予約するs going 今後s.?

'I'm living on my 貯金 and I've got £30,000 left. My accountant says I will barely break even by end of this 財政上の year.'?

The father of four, who is unable to (人命などを)奪う,主張する money 支援する on 商売/仕事 保険, and cannot get 合法的な support as he is the only tenant on the land, has been in touch with the 会議 for help, but so far nothing has changed.??

He said: 'Surrey 郡 会議 are かもしれない 捜し出すing 補償(金) from 国家の 主要道路s for the rent I 借りがある them with a 見解(をとる) to 減ずるing my rent or covering it for the three years of the 事業/計画(する). But nothing has happened in 18 months.

'I want 補償(金). A rent-解放する/自由な period 存在 認めるd from the start of the roadworks until their 完成, or a 削減 in rent for the same duration. It's not much to ask considering the 予算 for the 事業/計画(する) is £317million.'

Red circle indicates where Ockham Bites Cafe is.?The £317million upgrade project is scheduled to shut the M25 four more times before September

Red circle 示すs where Ockham Bites Cafe is.?The £317million 昇格 事業/計画(する) is scheduled to shut the M25 four more times before September

Workers on site near Ockham Bites as part of the ongoing improvement works on the M25

労働者s on 場所/位置 近づく Ockham Bites as part of the 現在進行中の 改良 作品 on the M25

Mr Bungay said hours of delays experienced by many drivers mean those who do pop in are often only there to use his bathrooms

Mr Bungay said hours of 延期するs experienced by many drivers mean those who do pop in are often only there to use his bathrooms

This weekend saw motorists in five-hour delays as a section closed over a full weekend for the first time

This 週末 saw 運転者s in five-hour 延期するs as a section の近くにd over a 十分な 週末 for the first time

Mr Bungay in an attempt to reduce costs from his business and not have to let any staff go, he got rid of two of his fridge-freezers to cut his utility costs down to £150 per week

Mr Bungay in an 試みる/企てる to 減ずる costs from his 商売/仕事 and not have to let any staff go, he got rid of two of his fridge-freezers to 削減(する) his 公共事業(料金)/有用性 costs 負かす/撃墜する to £150 per week

にもかかわらず 多重の 試みる/企てるs to 接触する 国家の 主要道路s and Balfour Beatty, Mr Bungay has received no 返答.?

In one letter he showed MailOnline he wrote: 'The road 作品 have 原因(となる)d a 相当な 拒絶する/低下する in 顧客s visiting my 設立. The congestion and detours have made it 極端に inconvenient for people to 接近 my cafe resulting in a 重要な 減少(する) in footfall and subsequently, a 拒絶する/低下する in 歳入.

'Moreover, the 増加するd congestion on the junction has led to a 殺到する in the number of members of the public using the 洗面所s at my 設立.?The 増加するd usage of the 洗面所s has resulted in higher 維持/整備 costs and a 緊張する on our 資源s. I 供給する きれいにする services, toiletries, water, and electricity for the 洗面所s, which have all 与える/捧げるd to the 財政上の 緊張する on my 商売/仕事.'

In an 試みる/企てる to 減ずる costs even その上の, he got rid of two of his fridge-freezers to 削減(する) his 公共事業(料金)/有用性 costs 負かす/撃墜する to £150 per week.??

Mr Bungay has had the same team working for him for eight years, during which they have seen a number of celebrities come by such as Paul Weller, Emma Watson and Hugh 認める, so he is 決定するd to not let any of them go.?

One 従業員 can no longer reach the caf? because of the 現在進行中の roadworks, so is 軍隊d to cycle 10 miles around to get into work from Woking.?

Casey, 22, has had to 持つ/拘留する off of going to college, to help keep the 商売/仕事 going, she said: 'It's like a meteor has 攻撃する,衝突する us and left a 噴火口,クレーター. Once it was all green, now it's just a brown bog.'

The destruction of surrounding woodland and reduced parking availability on the construction site, run by Balfour Beatty, has added further disruption. Red circle is Ockham Bites Cafe

The 破壊 of surrounding woodland and 減ずるd parking availability on the construction 場所/位置, run by Balfour Beatty, has 追加するd その上の disruption. Red circle is Ockham Bites Cafe

One employee can no longer reach the caf? because of the ongoing roadworks, so is forced to cycle 10 miles around to get into work from Woking

One 従業員 can no longer reach the caf? because of the 現在進行中の roadworks, so is 軍隊d to cycle 10 miles around to get into work from Woking

One employee can no longer reach the caf? because of the ongoing roadworks, so is forced to cycle 10 miles around to get in to work from Woking. Pictured the deforestation to make way for the construction crews

One 従業員 can no longer reach the caf? because of the 現在進行中の roadworks, so is 軍隊d to cycle 10 miles around to get in to work from Woking. Pictured the 森林伐採 to make way for the construction 乗組員s

Workmen on the section of the M25 between Junctions 10 and 11, in Surrey, that was closed in both directions last weekend

Workmen on the section of the M25 between Junctions 10 and 11, in Surrey, that was の近くにd in both directions last 週末

The father of four who is unable to claim money back on business insurance, and cannot get legal support as he is only tenant on the land

The father of four who is unable to (人命などを)奪う,主張する money 支援する on 商売/仕事 保険, and cannot get 合法的な support as he is only tenant on the land

Mr Bungay himself also now has to leave at an hour earlier every morning at 6am, just to (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 congestion in the area, otherw ise he won't be able to open on time at 8am.?

He now 恐れるs he won't be able to support his family, and will have to move into a two-bed flat to be able to keep working.?

'I would like to be able to support my eldest through uni and buy my daughter her prom dress or take them to Butlins on holiday but I can't. And they won't be able to stay with me when I move into 2-bed flat,' he said.?

He said: 'The Balfour Beatty 労働者s use my 洗面所s without buying anything. They've 申し込む/申し出d me nothing so far other than 'we could 直す/買収する,八百長をする your (法廷の)裁判s'.'

'They say it'll be 肯定的な in the end, but that could be two or more years away. 一方/合間 I'm on my 膝s.'

A five-mile stretch of the M25 was の近くにd throughout last 週末 so 労働者s could 破壊する a 橋(渡しをする) and 任命する/導入する a gantry.

運転者s had been 警告するd to 推定する/予想する five-hour jams along the 転換 大勝する which weaved through the backroads of Surrey.

However, it was 報告(する)/憶測d that congestion was 'a lot better than 推定する/予想するd' as drivers took the advice of the traffic bosses who had 勧めるd them to?'decorate the bathroom or something' rather than travel.

A 国家の 主要道路s spokesperson said: 'We are 感謝する to people for their patience and understanding while this コンビナート/複合体 but much-needed 昇格 is 存在 carried out.?

'We have been engaging with Stephen Bungay at Ockham Bites since 2017 and have kept 接近 to the car park open for the 広大な 大多数 of the 計画/陰謀 同様に as spending £5000 with Ockham Bites for 供給(する)s for our 全労働人口.?

'The 改善するd junction will bring 利益s for the many thousands of drivers that use this busy junction every day and surrounding 商売/仕事s once 完全にするd.'

Balfour Beatty and Surrey Coun ty 会議 have been approached for comment.??