Unattended Cremation
An Unattended cremation removes the formality of a traditional funeral service. The funeral director, allocated by Open Prepaid Funerals arranges collection from the place of death and provides care until the day of the cremation. The prepaid unattended cremation plan includes the provision of a basic coffin, sufficient staff to convey the deceased to the crematorium and the contribution to 3rd party fees.
The date and time of the funeral is arranged by the funeral director with no mourners in attendance and no ceremony. The cremated remains are then either scattered at the crematorium or can be made available to the family for collection. Most families who choose this option will arrange for an alternative Memorial Service after the cremation.
The prepaid unattended cremation plan is the most cost-effective way of prepaying for a funeral in advance - and yet price is often not the deciding factor. In many cases, this approach to the funeral simply sits comfortably with the plan holder’s lifestyle, providing a less emotional way of dealing with end-of-life planning.
The unattended cremation is a discreet and dignified service provided by a professional funeral director in accordance with the appropriate legal requirements.
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Payment Options
We offer a range of ways to pay for your Open Prepaid Funeral Plan. You can choose to pay in full with a by single payment, spread the cost over 12 months at no extra cost, or spread the cost across 24 to 60 months with our instalment payment option.
Why choose an Open Prepaid Funeral Plan?
Open focus on offering a simple and comforting method of planning your funeral. We are committed to the provision of your funeral through your chosen Independent Funeral Director.
Find out morePrepaid Funeral Plan FAQs
It's natural to have questions before taking out a prepaid funeral plan. Here are some of the most common questions we get asked but you can visit our FAQs page for a more comprehensive list, or you can contact us if your question isn't answered here.
We had always encouraged our plan holders to take out an Open funeral plan directly with their preferred funeral director. Under FCA regulation though this makes the process of taking out a plan more complex and requires extensive training. We have decided to operate an Introducer only model where, if you contact your preferred funeral director yourself they will actually refer you to us if they are an Open Introducer Appointed Representative (IAR). If they are not an Open IAR then you can still take a plan out with Open and we can nominate the funeral director to your plan, speak to us for more details. This way, you still get what you want at the price you should be paying. Open plans are all fair value tested and many are specifically priced to our IAR businesses all of which means you get fairly priced funeral plans with Open. Find out more about the plan price for your funeral director from our guide.
There are a number of ways:
- You can pay securely online through this website
- You can pay by card, cheque or bank transfer
- You can pay over a number of months, interest free over 12 months or 24, 36, 48 or 60 months by direct debit. Charges are added for instalment payments over 12 months which are equivalent to an APR of 5.9% and are added to the value of your plan. An additional monthly charge on the 24 to 60 month plans is included to provide full plan payment protection during the longer instalment periods.
Payments must be from a UK bank account. This includes card payments. We do not accept payment by American Express.
Feel free to contact us directly by email or phone to discuss payment if you wish to.
The Open Plan is designed to be as personal to you as you wish; choose one of the standard prepaid funeral plans and personalise that with your own preferences including readings, songs, hymns, flowers, donations to charity and more. We can also help you to create a completely unique plan to you either directly with us or through a local funeral director. Just get in touch with us for more details.
Yes, you can cancel your Plan at any time by contacting us in writing. If you would like to discuss your options first, you are also welcome to get in touch with our team.
If you cancel your Plan within 30 days of it starting, or within 7 days of nominating a Funeral Director, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel after 30 days, we will refund the payments you have made minus the original administration fee.
If you are paying by instalments and cancel after 30 days, you will receive a refund of the instalments you have paid less the administration fee.
Once we receive your notice of cancellation, any refund due will be issued within 30 days.
Please note that once the Funeral Plan has been redeemed, it can no longer be cancelled. Cancelling your Plan will end the agreement and the Terms of the Plan will no longer apply.
For full details, please refer to our Terms & Conditions, which can be viewed by clicking the link in the website footer.