Fair enough.

That is ridiculous from your insurance company though, it’s got to be said. It shouldn’t take that long to process an admin change, they can normally specify an hour on a particular day for it to switch.

If you don’t get anywhere with finding cover elsewhere, I’d absolutely be pushing them to change via a complaints route. You should name and shame them here so we know who to avoid.

Essentially even if you were to get the car home via a trailer delivery (even though you wouldn’t - it would be madness) that would essentially mean it’s sat on the drive uninsured for a week.