OK, a little more info after spending too many spare hours that I dont have on this....
As we know, the problem is that Funky Cat was rebranded and introduced as O3 mid-Jan. So, a brand new Funky Cat doesnt exist so cannot be quote on and the O3 has only filtered to a very small number of brokers systems. Hence nigh on impossible to get a quote, and seemingly impossible to get anything sensible.
I take delivery of my lease O3 in <2 weeks and it'll cost me £750 to cancel. Far from ideal
After speaking to my lease company, they have queried this with Head of UK Sales at GWM and its known to them that brokers dont recognise the new model yet and recognise a new FC as withdrawn. Need to sit & wait while the O3 appears on insurance DBs.
My lease company has provided me with an ABI code that identifies the O3 to insurers and I've had to phone as many brokers as I can to get quotes; its so difficult to find broker land lines these days!
Having spent the last day and a half doing this, I can confirm 80% of brokers don't recognise GWM, FC or O3 even with the ABI code and are not interested.
Of the handful who did recognise, the best quote I got was from Hastings which was double my current policy (same insurance group car) and an excess of almost 4 figures!!!
For me, either somebody can quickly find a broker who recognises the O3 with a sensible quote or if no change in Insurance systems in the next 2 weeks then I'm massively out of pocket with the Ora
Hope you other guys in the same boat fayre better than me.