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We moved house back in May and ended up with a large final bill of £350. I spoke to Ovo and we agreed a payment plan to chip away at the debt for the next 12 months. I was told to set up a standing order which I did, and the money that is sent to Ovo is taken each month off the outstanding balance. Despite this payment plan they continue to bombard me with emails, calls and texts asking me to pay the bill. A few weeks ago when I managed to speak with someone they put the account on hold but only for 30 days. I’ve now had a notice of default which will impact my credit rating. Normally agreeing a payment plan would stop such action. Do Ovo work differently? Thanks 

I’m interested to hear from SSE former customers and if it resonates Ovo Energy customers.I transferred from SSE mid January 2022. My billing cycle was quarterly and bills came not long after the billing period. My bill was paid by a direct payment.At transfer Ovo Energy placed me on a monthly cycle running 13th of the month to the 12th of the following.Upon transfer my bill fell at transfer and I paid SSE. The money was transferred to Ovo, however my previous billing and usage with SSE was and still is not visible.For the period 13th March to the 12th April, I viewed my bill electronically I have smart meters and paid on the 13/4/22 shown on my bank statement as the 14/4/22. I paid modestly over the due amount and was in credit at the start of the billing period. A week later I received a bill from a Ovo indicating a debt.This debt was imaginary as their system appeared not to acknowledge my payment, even though my account did. For that period and into the next. I was harassed by txt

My 16 July bill is going to have a zero balance. At current rates - I’m on a variable tariff - I expect to use roughly £80 worth of gas and electricity per month from now to mid-October, then £140 per month from mid-October to mid-April, then back to £80 per month over the summer. Therefore, £1320 in total.£1320 divided by 12 = £110 per month. Now, OVO’s system seems quite happy for me to set my monthly direct debit to £110. But if I do, this is what’s going to happen:  That is to say: every year going forward, five of my monthly bills will be in credit, five will be in debit, and two (for July and January) will have a zero balance.My question is: is OVO fine with this, or will I be hassled - and my account end up in collections - when my account goes into debit in February?

Bereavement FITSHi there,  hoping someone can help advise if they have been in a similar situation. My father passed away in Novemeber last year and I have been trying to get the OVO Team to get the account put into my name (create an account and transfer) I filled in the transfer form but have had nothing back for months now. I called and called “your account is going to get created soon” but nothing. I just had a cheque sent to me in my fathers name. This is all becoming a little disressoing!Kind regards,Jon.

I am on UC and PIP. My fridge freezer has broken down and I wondered if OVO can help with this as I heard some energy providers do. Thanks

My elderly mother is severely hard of hearing and cannot cope with telephone calls now. She officially named/agreed with OVO for  my brother to be her representative to deal with her account however he was told on a later call that he cannot discuss/change her direct debit as she asked him to do and that instead my mum would need to telephone(!) to get a number for collections (or whatever the payment dept calls themselves now) to do it herself. The other option offered was for my brother to become financially liable and be named on our mother’s bill.  All my mum wants is to do is reduce the new direct debit amount as she is substantially in credit. It hasn’t helped that my mum has been telephoned by OVO since and had messages that she cannot understand and this whole experience has her sick with stress. What part of “cannot hear” does OVO not comprehend? Why can’t her representative actually represent her? We didn’t have this representative issue with a different power provider, my si

I was an SSE customer for 9 years and had always managed my monthly direct debits succsessfully during that time. I was moved over to OVO automatically and my direct debit of £25.00  was accepted on 10th August, 2022. On the 11th August 2022 I received an email from OVO saying I hadn’t paid enough and saying I must pay £96.00 per month with immediate effect. I did then panic and cancelled the direct debit immediately as all I had in my bank account was just over £100 and OVO would have taken £96, leaving me with £7.00 to last me for food until the 24th of August! This massive 75% increase is not acceptable to me, I simply do not have the funds to pay it!. I am an OAP on State Pension live alone in a small flat. I use very little electricity compared to some users and hiking my direct debit like this is frightening. I have no idea now what to do. Can someone out there please help me? I don’t want to be in debt to OVO but how can I get them to see how badly this affecting me. I have vari

Hi, I am in the process of switching over to Ovo from SSE. I am on the priority service register and SSE have a dedicated careline number for Vulnerable customers.  My question is, does Ovo have a dedicated number similar to SSE so I don't ring customer care, I can just contact "Careline" number, just for Vulnerable customers.   Many thanks in advance for any help  Tracy   

Does OVO still have an energy fund that can be applied to, to help with an existing energy debt?  I have tried applying to British Gas for a grant for non-customers and they have said that they cannot help as OVO has its own energy fund.

can i change to a pay has you go meter

Im wondering if I can turn my gas off as I can’t afford to use it and don’t want the standing charge either. Also  if I go onto PAYG and don’t top it up will they still take the standing charge. Thanks in advance for any assistance. 

Does anyone out there know if there is a smart IHD available that will link with Amazon Alexa so that I can ask Alexa by voice to read out my energy consumption information. I'm disabled and this would help.