Rogue trader inflates gutter cleaning quote from £10 to £250
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 2 Oct, 12:55 · Archive
Suffolk Trading Standards warned Ipswich residents of a rogue trader who increased a £10 gutter-cleaning quote to £250.
Suffolk Trading Standards has issued a warning to Ipswich residents about a trader on Bramford Road who quoted £10 for gutter-cleaning work but subsequently increased the charge to £250. The significant price jump represents a 2,400 per cent increase from the original estimate.
The warning follows the incident and is intended to alert local householders to the risks of engaging traders without proper vetting or written agreements that specify the final cost before work commences.
How it is being reported
- Rogue trader increases gutter cleaning quote from £10 to £250East Anglian Daily Times · 30 Sept, 14:00
- Rogue trader increases gutter cleaning quote from £10 to £250Ipswich Star · 30 Sept, 14:00
In this story: Suffolk Trading Standards · Ipswich · Bramford Road
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