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Westy57
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Am on a pay as you go meter 

will I get a cheaper tariff ?

And what would my tariff be ?

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  • Carbon Cutter****
  • January 25, 2025

No. You need a smart meter.


Blastoise186
Plan Zero Hero
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OVO can offer you 15p/kWh for all EV Charging - but you must migrate to Pay Monthly and get a Smart Meter before you can get OVO Charge Anytime as that's how you get the cheap rate.

If you’re on PAYG, your only Tariff option regardless of supplier is basically the No-Frills PAYG version of the current Standard Variable Tariff - where your only perk is basically the Ofgem Price Cap.

As mentioned via DM, EV Charging on a PAYG Meter is not recommended.


Ben_OVO
Community Moderator
  • Community Moderator
  • January 27, 2025

Hi ​@Westy57 

 

Thanks for your post, and welcome to the OVO Forum 😁

 

I can see ​@BobTom and ​@Blastoise186 have already responded to you with correct information. I’m going to include some helpful links to webpages and previous forum posts below that should be of help to you.

 

This link will take you to the Charge Anytime sign up page.

 

Here’s a previous Forum topic about Charge Anytime:

 

https://forum.ovoenergy.com/electric-vehicles-166/introducing-charge-anytime-next-generation-ev-charging-14140

 

Here’s a previous topic about smart meters:

 

https://forum.ovoenergy.com/smart-meters-136/are-there-any-disadvantages-to-getting-a-smart-meter-9543

 

I’d highly recommend having smart meters installed. They will make your life easier, and you’ll never be charged to estimates. If you have them installed, we’ll also be able to set you up as a pay monthly customer if you’d like, and you’ll be able to access different benefits such as Charge Anytime. To book a free installation, you’ll need to contact our helpful Support Team. If you decide to go down the pay monthly route, our Support Team will be able to discuss the ins and outs, the available tariffs, and how everything works. There’s some further info about the process in this previous post:

 

https://forum.ovoenergy.com/my-pay-as-you-go-account-159/how-do-i-change-from-top-up-to-pay-monthly-15863

 

I hope this helps! 😁


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