STANDARDISED PRICE LIST

All funeral directors are legally required to publish this Price List for a standardised set of products and services. This is to help you think through your options and make choices, and to let you compare prices between different funeral directors (because prices can vary).

ATTENDED FUNERAL (funeral director’s charges only) £2450

This is a funeral where family and friends have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person at the same time as they attend their burial or Cremation

Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements £645

Collecting and transporting the deceased person from the place of death (normally within 15 miles of the funeral director’s premises) into the funeral director’s care £310

Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. The deceased person will be kept at the funeral director’s premises £645

Providing a suitable coffin – this will be made from [Oak Veneered Coffin] £495

Viewing of the deceased person for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director (where viewing is requested by the customer) £45

At a date and time you agree with the funeral director, taking the deceased person direct to the agreed cemetery or crematorium (normally within 20 miles of the funeral director’s premises) in a hearse or other appropriate vehicle £310

UNATTENDED FUNERAL

This is a funeral where family and friends may choose to have a ceremony, event or service for the deceased person, but they do not attend the burial or cremation itself.

Burial (funeral director’s charges only) £795

Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee) £1800

FEES YOU MUST PAY

For an Attended or Unattended burial funeral, the burial fee.[1]
In this local area, the typical cost of the burial fee for local residents is: £907.04

For a new grave, you will also need to pay for the plot; for an existing grave with a memorial in place, you may need to pay a removal/replacement fee. In addition, the cemetery may charge a number of other fees.

For an Attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee.[2]
In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is: £1085

Please discuss any specific religious, belief-based and/or cultural requirements that you have with the funeral director.

ADDITIONAL FUNERAL DIRECTOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

This 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) £1.00

Additional transfers of the deceased person’s body (e.g. to their home, to a place of worship etc.) (price per transfer) £100 – £200

Embalming £120

Funeral officiant (e.g. celebrant, minister of religion etc.) from £200

Out of Hours Services Price on Request

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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.

TERMS OF BUSINESS

For all arrangements excluding Direct Cremation and CMA attended which must be paid in advance

It is our duty of care to protect clients from potential financial harm therefore a deposit or security of funding is required before confirming the funeral. This can be between 50% - 100% advance payment or through third party confirmation of funds, Bank, Insurance or Solicitor.

The balance is due within 1 Calendar month from the date of the funeral.

Brownings Funeral Directors Ltd confirm: -

· Wholly owned and operated by Mr E Browning & Mr G Knox

· Has no interests in or connection to any Comparison Website

· In the last six months have not made any material charitable donation, charitable contribution or payment of a gratuity to a third party connected to the funeral sector

[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.

Browning's Funeral Directors, 22 Longridge Road, Whitburn, West Lothian EH47 0DE

email: information@browningsfuneraldirectors.co.uk

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