Just thought I would leave this here.
I'm now wondering where on the earth the node is, cabinet is about 200-250m away.
The node is somewhere...
But it can be much, much further away than your cabinet is. Funnily enough, distance and cost don't seem to correlate that well. My estimate I had was a bit more than yours, but there was no mention of distance on mine (in hindsight, I should have asked to satisfy any future curiosity).
How do you go about getting a quote?
I do not know who Alex used to get a quote, but there are three that I know of:
I have a feeling that FluidOne is or was for businesses only. Not sure anymore.
Bear in mind, the estimated build cost really is just an estimate that feels like it has been picked out of a hat sometimes. In order to get an accurate figure, you need to pay what I believe to be £250 exc. VAT for a survey (unless you choose to go ahead, then the survey charge will be deducted from the Excess Construction Charges).
I believe the information I have provided to be correct, unless something has changed since I last checked FTTPoD.