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What's the most ridiculous quote you've had?

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Annie1960
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edited 23 May 2015 at 12:06PM in Is this quote fair?
I've just had a quote to fit a new bathroom, using a local building firm. They are part of the local council's 'trusted trader' scheme.

When you add everything up, it comes to £18,500. They have added it up incorrectly to £13,500 + VAT, but even that would be ridiculous in my view.

The bathroom is fairly small, about 2m x 2m, and the only unusual item is that I need the SVP pipe to be moved, as it currently goes downstairs through the kitchen. Apart from that, the quote just involves supplying the new suite (£1,800), and the rest is labour, electrics, flooring, tiling etc.

Just removing the old suite will cost £1,250 + VAT!

The other item I don't understand on the list is 'to supply and install a Hager 12-way dual RCD fuse board', (£820). Does anyone know what this is? Before I purchased the property I had a full electrical inspection, and the only recommendations were 2 new RCDs for the upstairs and downstairs light circuits. The price quoted off the top of my head was around £150 for both.

They have also included a 'suitable IP rated bathroom light'. I have no idea what this is. There are already lights in the bathroom, and I was planning to keep these.

What quotes have you had that you think were over the top?
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  • RS2000.
    RS2000. Posts: 696 Forumite
    12 grand for soffits and fancias.
  • I_have_spoken
    I_have_spoken Posts: 5,051 Forumite
    £10k for a garden makeover. DIY and it was more like £2k spent
  • londonTiger
    londonTiger Posts: 4,903 Forumite
    motoring insurance, avis quoted me £7000 per annum for a £2000 golf.

    I went for the cheapest quote on a comparison site and that was £1200. Avis then followed up with me and called me a day later to discuss my quote. I couldn't beleive it. I thought the high insurance quote was basically them saying "we dont want to insure you". But I guess they were serious enough to follow up on it.
  • Plumber90
    Plumber90 Posts: 280 Forumite
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    What council is that? Remind me never to move there :)
  • Dave_J_3
    Dave_J_3 Posts: 100 Forumite
    I kid you not and I still have the quote, Adrian Flux once quoted me £1000037.00 to insure a Saxo VTS :rotfl:
  • wymondham
    wymondham Posts: 6,356 Forumite
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    12k for a 2m squared kitchen!
  • DRP
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    £480 from a upvc company to put a new end piece on my gutter.

    Odd job guy did it for £30.
  • Annie1960
    Annie1960 Posts: 3,009 Forumite
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    wymondham wrote: »
    12k for a 2m squared kitchen!

    Must be the same guy who gave me the quote!
  • SailorSam
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    When i was a Rep for Everest and gave people a price for relacement windows, i remember a couple of people who had lived in their house a long time turning around to me and saying ........ That's more than we paid for the house.
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  • Nile
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    Hi, we move threads if we think they’ll get more help elsewhere (please read the forum rule) so this post/thread has been moved to another board. If you have any questions about this policy please email [EMAIL="forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com"]forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com[/EMAIL].

    I’ve moved your thread from the ‘In my home’ board to the ‘Is This Quote Fair?’ board, where it is better suited.

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