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).

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ATTENDED FUNERAL (funeral director’s charges only)

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.

£2071.00
Taking care of all necessary legal and administrative arrangements £1000.00
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 £220.00
Care of the deceased person before the funeral in appropriate facilities. The deceased person will be kept at [both] the funeral director’s [branch premises] [and at other] [non-branch premises] £210.00
Providing a suitable coffin –Simple wood veneered coffin  Other choices available at other prices can be discussed £350.00
Viewing of the deceased on for family and friends, by appointment with the funeral director (where viewing is requested by the customer) £1.00
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 £250.00

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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) £1100.00
Cremation (funeral director’s charges plus the cremation fee) £15OO.00

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FEES YOU MUST PAY
For an Attended or Unattended burial funeral, the burial fee.

In this local area, the typical cost of the burial fee for local residents is:

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.

£699.00 – £827.00
For an Attended cremation funeral, the cremation fee.

In this local area, the typical cost of a cremation for local residents is:

£659.00 – £859.00

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

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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)(Outwith EDINBURGH/LOTHIANS £3.00
Additional transfers of the deceased person’s body (e.g. to their home, to a place of worship, etc.) (price per transfer) £80.00
Collection and delivery of ashes £1.00
Embalming Price on Request
Funeral officiant (e.g. celebrant, minister of religion, etc.) £130.00 – £210.00
Services supplied outside of normal office hours £1.00

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All £ 1.00 chargeable extras are free of charge

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

Contact

GET IN TOUCH

Alexander Davidson & Sons,
113 The Loan,
Loanhead
EH20 9AH

0131-440-0686