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craig310
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January 25, 2023
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What time does cheaper EV rate apply on Charge Anytime?

  • January 25, 2023
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Hi. I’ve just signed up for Charge Anytime and everything seems to be working correctly. I’m just not sure what times the lower rate is applied (for example is it between 11pm to 7am). Or is it applied whenever a schedule is active and urgent charge is not used? If I changed the schedule to ensure full charge was reached by say 4pm instead of the default 7am, would the lower rate apply? I can’t find this information anywhere and the call centre didn’t know either.

Best answer by Blastoise186

Updated on 22/01/26 by Ben_OVO

 

Hey @craig310!

 

The Charge Anytime rates are applied 24/7/365 as long as you’re using Smart Charging. This doesn’t mean your EV will always charge 24/7/365, but using it this way will ensure you get the cheaper rates.

 

There’s no set schedule for this to happen though as it’s dynamic. You schedule charging as part of Smart Charging, this too will get the cheaper rates.

 

Boost Charging will override and be charged at full rate, but will charge immediately regardless.

 

For more information on Charge Anytime, check out the topic below:

 

 

 

Who can get Charge Anytime?

 

There are now two ways you can get Charge Anytime:

 

 

You must have an eligible EV or Smart Charger. We’re constantly looking into ways to broaden eligibility of this product so if your technology isn’t currently on this list keep an eye on our page for updates! 

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Emmanuelle_OVO
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June 24, 2025

Hey ​@myfanwy1uk,

 

Welcome to the Online Community 😊

Blastoise has already given some helpful advice here. Just wanted to add the following:
 

 

 

Useful Links

 

For our compatible chargers, here's the link to find out more

For our list of compatible Charge Anytime EV’s, here’s the link to find them

Follow here for our frequently asked questions

 

How to get in contact with the Charge Anytime team

  • Charge Anytime - 0330 175 9678 (Option 1 new customers/option 2 existing customers) 

  • chargeanytime@ovo.com

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wkeithg
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July 3, 2025

Hi Everyone, I am going to purchase an EV in the coming weeks. I am looking at costs and savings for an EV and am a member of OVO.

They are promoting Charge Anytime for 7 Pence per KWH but reading the terms it seems to me that it is anything but charge anytime. it seems that it is only the 7P rate on scheduled charging times which I guess is overnight. I feel that the name charge anytime is deliberately misleading if that is the case.

Can someone help me with two questions I have:

  1.  Is the 7P rate only applicable on the scheduled hours?
  2. What are the scheduled hours? 
  3. What would you recommend for charger units compatible with OVO and the Hyundai Inster  

Thankyou for any help

See my reply above - in the 18 months I’ve been using Charge Anytime I’ve only once not got my PHEV charged when I wanted to - I regularly change the end time and always have the minimum set to 0%.

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Windled
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August 30, 2025

Hi,

Is my understanding correct that Charge Anytime should schedule charging during the greenest times on the grid? I ask because nearly every hour today (30th Aug) was marked in OVO‘s Energy app as ‚Greenest Time‘ yet Charge Anytime didn‘t charge the car and kept moving the ‚Charging next after‘ times further and further into the future even though the whole day was indicated as ‚Greenest Time‘?

 

Many thanks

Anthony

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    Blastoise186Super User
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    August 31, 2025

    Hi ​@Windled ,

    Generally the system will go for the greenest slots, but it may not always use all of them - it may have found a better slot later in the day.

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      Ben_OVO
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      Ben_OVO
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      September 1, 2025

      ​@Windled welcome to the OVO Forum, and thank you for your post. I’ve added the EV badge to your Forum account so that other members can recognise you 😁.

       

      I’ve taken this excerpt from our Charge Anytime FAQs. You can view the full FAQ list here.

       

      So you can get the 7p a kWh rate, the Charge Anytime app only lets your EV charge during the cheapest and greenest times. This often means that your charging will start sometime after you plug in. You’ll always get a notification letting you know the scheduled start time. If your plans change, and you need your EV to start charging immediately, you can press the Urgent Charge button in the app – you'll be charged your standard home electricity rate for this function.

       

      You may also find this Forum article helpful:

       

       

      If you’ve got any more questions always feel free to give us a shout on the Forum - we’ve got a really helpful community here as you’ve probably guessed from ​@Blastoise186’s reply 😁.

       

      Cheers!

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