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Funeral repatriation — to and from the UK

We bring your loved one home.

When someone dies far from home, the distance should be our problem, not yours. One phone call, a fixed price, and we handle everything — the paperwork, the formalities and a dignified road journey to any country in Europe, or from Europe back to the UK.

  • 15+ years of experience
  • Our own licensed fleet
  • 517+ families helped
  • Fixed price on the first call
One call starts everything

How it works, step by step

You make one phone call. From that moment, every step below is our responsibility — and you are kept informed at each one.

  1. You call, we listen

    Day or night, a person answers — not a machine. We ask only what is needed and give you a fixed, final price on that first call.

  2. We take over the paperwork

    Death certificate, coroner's permission to leave the UK, embalming and infection certificates, the international mortuary passport — we obtain and check every document.

  3. Collection anywhere in the UK

    Our team collects your loved one from any hospital, hospice, coroner's facility or funeral home in the country, in a licensed mortuary vehicle.

  4. The journey home

    By road, in our own internationally certified fleet — one continuous journey. You receive confirmation at departure, at the border and at arrival.

  5. Handover to the family

    We deliver to the family home, the church or the local funeral director — anywhere in the destination country, at the address you choose.

Transparent, in writing, from the start

What does repatriation from the UK cost?

We publish our prices — because a grieving family deserves to know before they call. Road repatriation with our own fleet is usually significantly less than air freight, and the price we agree on the first call is fixed and final, with nothing added later.

Example — UK to Romania, all-inclusive
£2,400 – £3,600 ≈ €2,800 – €4,200
  • Collection from any city in the UK
  • All documents and formalities, both countries
  • Regulation coffin for international transport
  • Door-to-door road transport, own fleet
  • No hidden fees — the quote is the final price
What we promise — and keep

Why families choose Repatriation Care

Six commitments we make to every family, on every route.

Prices you can see

Published ranges and an instant estimate — before you ever have to speak to anyone.

A fixed, final quote

The figure from the first call is the figure on the invoice. Nothing appears along the way.

Our own fleet, our own people

Licensed vehicles and drivers of our own, from collection to handover. Never subcontractors.

Answered 24/7, by a person

Nights, weekends, holidays — someone picks up who can act immediately.

Every document handled

Registrar, coroner, consulate — we run the whole paperwork, and guide you where the law needs a relative's signature.

You always know where they are

Confirmation at departure, at the border and at arrival — you never have to wonder.

Our own fleet, internationally certified

The vehicles that carry them home

Licensed Mercedes mortuary vehicles, certified for international funeral transport and ready to leave for any point in Europe — this is what “own fleet” looks like.

Licensed Mercedes mortuary vehicle from the Repatriation Care fleet
Mercedes vehicle certified for international funeral transport
International funeral transport vehicle, part of our own fleet
The numbers behind the promise

Experience you can lean on

15+
Years of experience
517+
Families helped
100%
Own fleet
24/7
Always reachable
0
Hidden fees — ever

Questions families ask us first

How much does repatriation from the UK cost?

As a verified example, complete road repatriation from the UK to Romania is between £2,400 and £3,600 (≈ €2,800–€4,200), depending on the collection city and the destination — with all formalities in both countries included. For any European route, you receive a fixed, final price on the first call, and our costs page gives you an instant estimate.

How long does repatriation take?

Once the UK paperwork is complete and we set off, road transport to Romania takes 48–72 hours; most European routes are completed within one to three days of departure. The overall timeline depends mainly on how quickly the documents are released — which is exactly the part we push forward every day, and the coroner’s permission usually takes a few days.

What documents are needed, and who obtains them?

Typically: the death certificate, the coroner’s permission to remove the body from England and Wales (the “Out of England” notice — Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own procedures, which we also handle), the embalming and freedom-from-infection certificates, and the international mortuary passport. We obtain and check every document that can be handled on the family’s behalf — and where a signature or declaration legally needs a relative, we prepare everything and guide you through it.

What happens if the death occurred at a weekend or on a holiday?

We answer and act 24/7, weekends and holidays included. Some official offices work weekdays only, but everything that can move forward immediately — collection, planning, our own paperwork — starts the moment you call.

Real messages, verified clients

Messages from families we have helped

“Everything was organised impeccably. The team helped us with all the formalities for the repatriation. Thank you for the empathy and the speed.”

FS
The Stoica family
Repatriation to Romania

“We were supported step by step through the whole repatriation. Clear communication, professionalism and warm people. Thank you.”

ER
Elena R.
International repatriation

“In a very difficult time, they stood by us with seriousness and respect. Thank you for all the help you gave our family.”

IP
Ioan & Maria P.
Repatriation from Spain

You are not alone in this.

One phone call and we take over everything: the paperwork, the formalities, the journey. A fixed price, agreed from the start.

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