08/12/2025
RESPECT FOR THE FUNERAL CORTEGE: At Tester & Jones Funeral Services, we have been a proud member of SAIF independent funeral directors since we were established more than 20 years ago. Recently another member of SAIF – Spire Funeral Services based in Chesterfield – shared a post on social media that went viral. It simply asked that drivers give their funeral corteges respect, when out on the road.
While, in the most part, drivers are courteous when we are out on the road, we have noticed that, sadly, this isn’t always the case. Interestingly, when we spoke to Funeral Director Mick Wood, recently for a ‘meet the team’ piece we asked him what changes he had noticed in the funeral industry since he first started working in it 40 years ago. He noted a few changes, including not so many flowers, fewer services in a church setting and, a general change in attitude to funeral cars enroute to a funeral.
Why do we drive slowly? There are two main reasons – to emulate the sombre progression of a traditional funeral procession which, in itself, shows respect and, also, to keep our funeral cars together as we make our journey.
Sometimes, family cars join us as part of the cortege and – as they aren’t necessarily black – it might not be obvious that they are part of our group. In that case, we do offer the drivers small black flags, which can be attached to the windows.
Read more in our latest blog: https://www.testerandjones.co.uk/post/respect-for-the-funeral-cortege
