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It's around 10am on Thursday and the first sign something is amiss are the free parking spaces outside the row of shops on Hobs Moat Road.

I am informed drivers would usually struggle to get a slot because the area is usually bustling with Jaguar Land Rover workers from the Solihull plant, a five minute drive away.

Since employees were sent home four weeks ago after the Indian-owned giant was crippled by a cyber attack, the shopping parade has seen a drop in footfall.

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The global firm employs 30,000 people in the country, with 100,000 in the supply chain and around 60,000 who relying on the spending power of the workers.

Before and after their shifts, JLR workers would pop in and use th

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