Driveway block paving

A question about : Driveway block paving

We need to get our driveway sorted this year and so have got 4 local companies in the quote us. I've had 2 quotes so far and they are a lot, although I know that most of the cost is in the groundwork as it all needs digging out and properly preparing.

I've not done this before so was wondering whether people thought these quotes were reasonable. We are in Yorkshire in case that makes any difference.

One quote is for Ј3250 for the basic 'bricks' and another is an 'estimate' of Ј3220, so they're pretty close.

We have an area of around 30 square meters.

Will update with the other 2 quotes as I get them in hopefully today.

Best answers:

• We did an 90sq mt block paved drive a while back. Ј100 a meter seemed to be about the rate if you want it done properly.
  We did also have a very kind gentleman knock on the door and offer to do it for Ј3k cash and he would do it the next day. Amazing thing was, he ended up doing about 15 drives along our street. They all looked pretty respectable when they were initially finished. Some even looked ok a couple of years on. But some of them, oh dear, they had sunk very badly.
• I've just had another one through for Ј2350 but he's not provided it very professionally and it was sent via his phone. They are a local company and I have seen previous work they have done but it's so far off the other 2 I don't know what to think!
• For every quote you get - Get them to specify the depth they dig out and the depth of each layer they put in.
  My guess is they are not quoting for the same depths / materials.
• Thanks will clarify digging out depths etc.
  Last quote came in just short of Ј3700 but with a winter incentive of Ј280 off, presumably if we have it done soon.
  I have some questions and clarifications to ask them all but it's a lot of money and not sure how to decide to be honest!