advice needed lads

Right, my mother in laws mother died last week.
The plot was already paid for and she is going to be buried to her husband.
So the in laws went to a funeral director where they said they need to remove the old head stone first to dig the grave and sort new headstone out. They will store it and look after it.
She didn't sign any paperwork and wanted a quote before any work was to be carried out.
Now she's woken up to a letter saying theyve taken the headstone and they want £165 deposit.
I'm stunned.
My mother in law is tamping because they didn't have a price off them and they got the stone locked away and are playing hard ball and want the deposit.
I reckon we should call the police and call theft a
And a call to the echo.
What do you say?

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Originally Posted by nugent wrote on Sat, 16 May 2015 17:12

Right, my mother in laws mother died last week.

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Then just say you are looking around for other quotes.

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Originally Posted by nugent wrote on Sat, 16 May 2015 17:12

Right, my mother in laws mother died last week.

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£165 will be loose change to you, if your a real Tory.

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Originally Posted by EdinburghBlue wrote on Sat, 16 May 2015 17:49

Right, my mother in laws mother died last week.

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Originally Posted by nugent wrote on Sat, 16 May 2015 17:12

The plot was already paid for and she is going to be buried to her husband.

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This any good ? ? ?

Not sure if the father-in-laws name was Stephan though ? ? ? ?



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Originally Posted by nugent wrote on Sat, 16 May 2015 17:12

Right, my mother in laws mother died last week.

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I say " Yes , go for the cheeky ferkers and tell them if they don't give it back you will blacken their name on social media and the normal media ".

Thanks bluewales.

Very unusual for a funeral director to not quote any charges.

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Originally Posted by nugent wrote on Sat, 16 May 2015 17:12

Right, my mother in laws mother died last week.

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Call Jeremy Kyle is the best bet http://www.ccmb.co.uk/images/smiley_icons/thumbup.gif

The plot has been bought but that would not have included headstone removal, it's storage or amendment to include the additional name. Somebody has to pay so obviously that would be for the executors of the Will to arrange with the cost coming out of the deceased person's estate. In all probability the cemetery would not allow any Tom, Dick or Harry to remove a headstone so my guess is that the charge is fixed by the cemetery authority who would use their own staff. As for storage and amendment to the headstone that is a separate issue but my guess is that the £165 relates to a fixed cost outside the Funeral Director's control.

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Originally Posted by jeepster wrote on Sat, 16 May 2015 21:32

Right, my mother in laws mother died last week.

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Originally Posted by nugent wrote on Sat, 16 May 2015 17:12

The plot was already paid for and she is going to be buried to her husband.

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Judge Rinder, Shirley?

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Originally Posted by Wrong Side of the Severn wrote on Sat, 16 May 2015 21:45

The plot has been bought but that would not have included headstone removal, it's storage or amendment to include the additional name. Somebody has to pay so obviously that would be for the executors of the Will to arrange with the cost coming out of the deceased person's estate. In all probability the cemetery would not allow any Tom, Dick or Harry to remove a headstone so my guess is that the charge is fixed by the cemetery authority who would use their own staff. As for storage and amendment to the headstone that is a separate issue but my guess is that the £165 relates to a fixed cost outside the Funeral Director's control.

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yes my mistake, the issue is not with the funeral directors but with the engravers.

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Originally Posted by nugent

yes my mistake, the issue is not with the funeral directors but with the engravers.

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The plot thickens

This thred is 10 years old.
Shirley the issue is over and done with.

:shrug:

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Originally Posted by nugent

yes my mistake, the issue is not with the funeral directors but with the engravers.

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Whoever sorts it out, you won’t get much change out of £1500.00

I think the price for removal storage and re-engraving is pretty similar, so just get an alternative price to ensure the firm the has the headstone is not ripping you off.

As you say it has to removed anyway, otherwise it would get damaged when they dig the grave.

It is a rip off, but usually at times like this, people just pay it.

But my understanding is not the cost but the fact that the did not receive any final instruction before they acted.
Is that correct?

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Originally Posted by xsnaggle

But my understanding is not the cost but the fact that the did not receive any final instruction before they acted.
Is that correct?

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I think you are correct, but that doesn't alter thr fact that the thread is more than ten years old.

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Originally Posted by insider

The plot thickens

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No it's actually quite well maintained

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Originally Posted by CCFC_Nick

No it's actually quite well maintained

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It was a grave situation at the time.

Why did someone reply now? I thought it was new. What happened to Nugunt and the grave stone?