Aibu to think they're trying to rip me off, and do I have the right to cancel?

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I need my new carpet fitted I have it here already (bought and paid for, different company).
I got a quote for the fitting, £400 (this is for v small hallway + 2 rooms). This was listed as total cost, but the fitters arrived earlier and said it was £400 for each "section" (hallway, 2 small bedrooms = 3 sections apparently) making the "quote" £1200, I expressed my surprise at this for the reason above and showed them the email quote I had received. They said "we can discount it to £350 per section" but that's still over £1000 and way more than I'd be spending willingly. They also said "well we've arrived now so we have to do the job and you have to pay" I asked them to go, They're now sat outside in a van and one of them is on the phone.
Aibu to think this is a ridiculous price and they're trying to rip me off?
Can I cancel? They hadn't started work at all and to be honest if this is how much it will cost me I will just fit it myself (nervous about doing it)

But I'm worried especially as they're hovering outside and I'm not sure if I am liable for the cost of this. I could afford it but it would make other things so much harder for me...

I think a non emergency call to the police might be needed. Also can you give them the van number or any details from it? Facebook messaging the company also makes sense in case they are acting independently from them in the fraud.

Have they left yet?

ive been quoted £250 from a big company based all over england to fit 2x bedrooms a living room, hallway and lino in a small kitchen so they are trying it on or are just over priced as hell.

No, that's ridiculous.....I would just get someone else to fit it another day.

I'd actually be contacting 101 to report this attempted scam OP, imagine how many times they've done this to elderly and/or vulnerable people!

Be sure to tell the carpet shop.

Get rid of them, we paid about £150 to fit 4 rooms on on a £1800 carpet and that was with carpet right (who are known as rip offs anyway).

That’s outrageous.

Pisstaking chancers

Are they still sat outside?

Bloody hell, what a rip off.

are you confident enough to take a pic of the reg plate?

Contact the shop and ask them to tell the fitters to go away.

I payed £80 (admittedly about 6 years ago) to fit a hall, a bedroom and a living room. They even very kindly surprised me by using the remnants to do the small cupboard in the hall too.

Yes the whole house was empty so there was nothing to move or any carpet to lift but even with that what they are trying to charge you is ridiculous!

Bloody hell that's extortionate! I paid £500 to get my whole house recarpeted a few years ago, and that included buying the carpet! (tiny 2-up 2-down).

Chancers - they are being totally unreasonable and trying to rip you off. I had 2 large rooms done recently and they were £40 each.

Are they still there?

Call the carpet shop!

Definitely done the right thing.
Hope they've gone now.

Doesn't sound right at all. A couple of months ago we paid £60 for uneven shaped large bedroom. We're in an expensive area in the South East.

Take photo's of them sitting outside your house

Outrageous price. Carpet fitting is one of the few trades I consider very reasonable, but the fitters can get a straight room done incredibly quickly.

I think the most I ever paid was 120 for stairs. Two flights of them. Stairs take a while though TBF.

I recently paid £80 for my large living room to be fitted.

They really are taking the piss.

You'd be silly to fit it yourself. It's not as easy as you would think.

Call the shop and tell them the situation.

Look on checkatrade.com

I'd never use Checkatrade.com after an acquaintance asked me to put a fake review on for her husband.

Utter piss take!
You are 100% not liable for these arseholes, threaten to call the police if they won't fuck off.
They are absolute crooks.

Even £400 sounds too steep! Bloody chancers. I’d actually phone the non emergency police line if they keep hanging about