Standard
Prices and Fees
Fees You Must Pay
Additional Products and Services
The funeral director may be able to supply a range of optional, additional products and services, or to arrange (on your behalf) for a third party to supply them. Examples include:
Additional mileage (price per mile)
From £1.50
Additional transfers of the deceased person (e.g. to their home or a place of worship etc) (price per transfer).
£120
Collection and delivery of ashes.
Price on request
Embalming.
£175
Funeral officiant (celebrant/humanist. Clergy do not usually charge).
£200
Services supplied outside of normal hours.
Price on request
The funeral director can give you a full list of what they can supply. They are likely to charge for these additional products and services, so you may choose to take care of some arrangements without their involvement, or you can use a different supplier.
[1] This fee (which is sometimes called the interment fee) is the charge made for digging and closing a new grave, or for reopening and closing an existing grave.
[2] In England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, you will usually need to pay doctors’ fees as well. This is the charge for two doctors to sign the Medical Certificates for Cremation.