Submitting a meter reading on online account it says "sorry we were unable to submit your meter reading"?

Hi @NanaHouse ,

I’m Blastoise186, one of the forum volunteers.

Can you show me photos of your meter please? I want to see whether you have a smart meter or not, as it will affect the advice I can offer.

Thanks!

Hello @Blastoise186 

Thanks for the reply. Here is a photo: 

You do have a Smart Meter. It’s a SMETS2 Landis+Gyr E470 Type 5424 and the Comms Hub is a SMETS2 WNC SKU1 Cellular.

Let’s try a few things here. :)

Please run all your meters through this tool and let me know the results

https://smartmetercheck.citizensadvice.org.uk/

Also, what are the SW, WAN, MESH, HAN and GAS lights on the Comms Hub doing?

Hey @NanaHouse,

Looks like @Blastoise186 has got to the bottom of this!

If we’re in communication with your meters you don’t need to submit meter readings manually, you can check this on your historical meter reads page of your Online Account. 

If you think we might not be in communication with your smart meter. We have a really helpful guide on this topic:

• Identifying Smart Meter Issues on your online account or OVO app Tutorial

If we’re only getting monthly readings from your smart meter you might want to update this to half hourly so that you can feel like full benefits of OVO Greenlight and our Live Billing System:

• Have you checked out OVO Energy Tracker? News

• OVO Energy Live billing platform and monthly summaries - What do I need to know? F.A.Q.

Hope this helps. 

Why can't i submit my electricity meter readings fot December 2022 and January 2023?

Hi @100270796 ,

You can’t submit readings if they’re that old. Try getting a new reading for today and submit that instead.

Thanks for the the response 

Tried to submit december reading on the 31st of December but was unable to do so. Tried to submit January reading today 31st January and got same message "try agsin later"

You might want to call 0330 303 5063 or use https://help.ovoenergy.com in that case. Support can try to fix this

The app tells me that the meter reading on my meter is wrong, but I see it clearly right there in front of me that that's the right number. The app is telling me it should be more than what it reads currently.  

Hi @Del.h , it’s probably due to earlier readings or even estimations. Is there much usage history on your account with OVO? Or are there estimations in your readings which might cause that? If not then you might need to get in to customer support with a photo of the reading

Thanks bplightlog, I've had problems with this gas meter since I moved in even when it was with another company before ovo took over. I've sent multiple emails with photos of the meter and the readings on it and people on the phone reassuring me that the problem will be resolved (after being told many times that I was reading it wrong!) And yet this is still a problem after 3 years of living here. I just don't understand why this won't be rectified. If the company and app are refusing my readings as they are lower than their estimate then aren't I paying for more than I'm using? Doesn't sound fair.

Hey @Del.h,

It’s hard to give the best advice here as we don’t know what the issue is.

It could be that meter is registered incorrectly on the national database or that you’re a very low user.

Are you able to book a smart meter? Then your readings will be sent across automatically.

• How to book a smart meter appointment on your online account or OVO app Tutorial

Emmanuelle_OVO, thank you for your input. I apparently cane have a smart meter because its too far away from the electricity meter, even though the electricity "smart" meter doesn't register and I have to update the readings manually anyway. That's another thing which I've raised as an issue which was ignored. 

I'm guessing that it might possibly be that I use so little that they refuse to accept my readings, which is ridiculous  because they can't make me pay for more than I use just because its less than what they expect it to be!

Thanks for the reply, @Del.h.

The system that we use to estimate your readings (when not provided with one) and to make suggestions that a reading being submitted is wrong, should update with each and every reading. It’s odd to hear you’ve had this problem for years. 

You can submit a meter when calling, without having to wait in a queue. If that automated reading journey also rejects the reading, our advisors can submit it for you via web chat here. As soon as an actual reading is on the account, any charges relating to estimates will be corrected.

Hi I got a smart meter installed Thursday just gone, I wanted to save having to keep sending manual readings and also keep an eye on my usage. I’ve gone on to check if it’s submitting readings, the gas seems fine (although quite low?) but the electricity just has this square spinning. Do I need to wait longer for the readings to show? TIA

Yes, I think is the right answer. It takes some time (from an hour or two in many cases, but up to six weeks (!) to be sure that everything is working as intended). Patience required, I’m afraid.