Undertakers say a direct cremation costs from £1,100 compared with £3,500 for a traditional service.
Funeral directors say rising numbers are choosing basic funerals
Undertakers are also feeling the squeeze, with one now charging extra to take the deceased to post-mortems. "People are going for a more simple funeral - a hearse and maybe one car or they are using their own cars to take loved ones to the service. People are no longer spending £400 on a wreath and three cars."
Increased advertising around direct cremations combined with the cost of living crisis is responsible for turning the tide on traditional funerals, he added.Scarborough-based Peter Dowkes, owner of Falsgrave Funeral Service, estimated about 10% of its funerals are direct cremations. He added its costs, including the price of coffins and fuel for hearses, had "almost doubled" in recent months.
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