The family have of course assured their elderly relative that she need not worry at all about the expense of her funeral, which they hope is many many years away. The most unsavoury part of the sales technique is that an average funeral can cost about 900, but, if you accept what this company offer, the price, without any improvement in service, goes up to about 1500 or even more. The actual funeral is carried out by a funeral director of your choice, whose own finance plan would be considerably cheaper. Don t sign anything without giving yourself the chance to shop around. Local funeral directors also offer pre-pay funeral plans which give the same service but are much cheaper.
Local firms are members of trade associations and abide by their trading guidelines.
They will therefore not contact you direct. If you are interested in having a Funeral Plan, first consult your chosen local funeral director. If you have already signed papers, you have a cancellation period. Ring Trading Standards on 01942 827666. We do offer pre-pay Funeral Plans to those who want them, but we would never make the first approach.