Where shall I start?I left a bad review 3/4 years ago on Google reviews, starting with the fact it all started with a cold call asking if we wanted a quote for a resin drive, which we did! I dislike cold callers, and the whole experience just confirmed why!Unbelievably, at the beginning of February, I received another cold call from the same company! To say I was surprised is an understatement... but, rather than reminding them we had a bad experience previously, I thought I'd go along with it, explaining to my husband that I wanted to see how far they would go.I arranged for a meeting on 4th February, at a time I knew myself and my husband were in, so it wouldn't matter if they didn't show up, as they hadn't the first time.As it happens, a friendly, jolly guy DID turn up, a few minutes late, but I would never hold that against anyone!I explained we only wanted a rough quote, as we were getting a few, to compare and discuss.We endured an hour and a half of a PowerPoint presentation, over-explaining every point. The guy was very pleasant, but it was far too long.We were advised how much better this company is than anyone else, using quality materials and performing the work themselves, rather than using contractors, as others do!I reminded him we just wanted a quote, and just for the top, as we had an extremely solid concrete drive, which he checked and agreed was perfect for a base.Here's where everything became really unbelievable!!!!Our *tiny* drive was measured.....*84* sq. meters?!?!(It only fits one car on and peters off into almost a point, almost triangular, and has been measured at 29 sq. meters by 3 other companies!)We explained that we have a huge area at the back, which has recently been decked, and that is only *81* sq. meters! The NG guy wasn't interested in looking at that.Plenty more stories, and some very rough scribbling later, I was advised the cost would be just over *£25000* !!I suggested our drive and the price were both totally unrealistic, and was told "I'd be surprised" drives often look smaller than they actually are...Surprised, alright!Unbelievable!I was advised there would be another few thousand on top if we HAD needed the concrete base!I was definitely suspecting he had been sent to take the proverbial, due to my having left a bad review previously!I was asked what I expected to pay, which is about £3000 to £4000.He told me this couldn't be done by any reputable company, but that his company would call in a couple of days to discuss and may possibly be able to knock £1000 off.He left!!*No call* was ever received, so I couldn't discuss any of this with the company!!There are plenty of other reviews like mine!We now have a quote of *£3200* from an extremely reputable and pleasant company, who will create a beautiful covering for our *29* sq. meter drive!!!!!How can a measurement be given of 84 instead of 29????And what would a quote for 29 sq. meters actually be??UPDATE- a day later-In reply to the owners comments, it WAS a like for like quote, we HAVE a concrete base, the guy quoted for a topping only. He measured our 29sq m drive as 84 sq m. How is that even possible??? Then gave us an extortionate price!
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