Be careful of cold callers
Had a knock at the door from a young lad who was very polite and used the usual “working in the area…” introduction. Our driveway did need cleaning, so we had a brief chat and agreed a price. The lad also mentioned they could repoint patios, but we wanted see how well the driveway was done first.
After the lad started work, two additional men arrived unexpectedly and to their credit, they worked hard and did a decent enough job.
However, when it came to payment an older man, who we had not negotiated with and certainly would not have hired, asked for more money than agreed. We stood firm and the young lad was present during this conversation but said nothing.
For context, the team appeared to be from a travelling community which was only discernable when the two men arrived. While they were polite and the work itself was decent, the change in price at the end left us feeling uncomfortable








