How do I purchase a plan?
Purchasing a plan is easy - and it only takes a few minutes to deal with:
- Consider the range of options on the price list and decide which one suits you best. If in doubt we recommend that you choose a simpler option, because your family can always add extra services at the time if they wish.
- Choose whether to make a single payment or pay by monthly instalments and complete the appropriate application form.
- If you have any questions please call Funeral Planning Services on FREE-PHONE 0800 41 30 46. If you call within normal office hours a real person will answer you - not a machine!
- Pay a £25 deposit online, then we will post your plan documents together with an invoice for the balance as a single payment due within three months or, if you elect to pay by instalments, we will send a banker's order form for you to approve and sign.
Disbursements
If you pay for your plan within three months you also have the option to include a contribution towards other expenses, such as crematorium or cemetery fees, minister's or church fees, press notices etc. These fees are known as "disbursements" and a suggested amount is noted on the price list, based on today's costs. You can include more or less than the suggested amount, or you can leave these costs to be dealt with at the time of the funeral. Whatever amount you include will be increased annually in line with the Retail Prices Index, but please note
that these costs are outside our control and cannot always be predicted in advance, so they cannot be guaranteed. Please do not hesitate to call Funeral Planning Services if you need advice about disbursements.
If you pay for your plan by instalments, your monthly payments will cover the main cost of the funeral as itemised and you will have the option to add a contribution to disbursements at a later stage.