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May 4, 2020
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How to request a refund on the OVO app

  • May 4, 2020
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How to request a refund on the OVO app

Updated on 16/06/26 by Ben_OVO

 

You can request a refund of some of this credit yourself through the OVO app (download for Android or iOS).

 

Step 1

 

Click the ‘Bills’ tab at the bottom of the Homepage

 

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On the ‘Bills’ page scroll to the right in the green bar and selec ‘Request a refund’.

 

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Step 2

 

You’ll be taken to this page, where you’ll be able to see your Current balance, your maximum refund amount and the minimum refund amount;

 

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You can enter your requested amount in the ‘Refund amount (£)’ box, up to a maximum of £500 (making sure there’s still at least three Direct Debit amounts remaining in credit), and select ‘Request a refund’ when you’re ready.

 

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Step 3

 

Once you’ve confirmed the amount you wish to have refunded. If successful you’ll see this confirmation page with details about that refund

 

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If not you’ll see this page,

 

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Similarly, if you’ve already requested a refund you’ll be greeted with this notice;

 

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When asking for a refund, you’ll need to have submitted actual meter readings within the last 28 days. If you haven’t submitted regular readings, you’ll see the screen below. Click on ‘send a meter reading’ and you’ll be taken to the correct page to do that. Once you’ve sent a reading, you’ll be able to request a refund. (You might need to wait 24 / 48 hours for your account balance to update before the refund can be requested).

 

 

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If you’d like more credit refunded you can contact our Support Team who can initiate refunds up to £2,000, however if the refund is over £599, we will need to check the account has been billed to smart or actual meter reads and request photos of the meter(s). 

66 replies

Newcomer
July 21, 2022

Trying to get a refund is a nightmare! keep submitting readings , then after few days try to get refund on-line & says that not submitted readings! Never get through on phone & get automated reply to emails. What a rubbish company that I didn’t ask to be moved to in first place! Any tips on getting your money back from a company happy to take it but not deal with customers?! Am furious! 

Jess_OVO
OVO Staff
OVO Staff
July 22, 2022

Hi @sblackmore and welcome to the OVO online community,

 

So sorry to hear of the issues you’ve had requesting a refund on your online account. This does sound like a really frustrating experience, so let’s see if we can give any advice to get things sorted here.

 

Just in case it helps we’ve got a guide to submitting meter readings which I’ve linked to below.

 

 

Did you notice any error messages when you tried to get your meter readings logged a few days ago? I’m also wondering whether the readings might have been lower than we were expecting, in which case they might need to be checked and logged manually by our Support Team.

 

I hope this helps - Let us know how you get on.

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Newcomer
August 2, 2022

I'm having trouble getting through to support.

I'm trying to get a refund of my account's credit. The automated refund service says I'm ineligible for one, but says I can – I guess – negotiate one by getting in touch.

Unfortunately, the online chat service is too busy for a person to answer me. It recommends I call 0330 303 3063. Unfortunately, the telephone service is too busy for a person to answer me. Neither of these services have a queuing system – for the online chat, I must enter my first name, last name, e-mail address and account number as prompted; simply to try to get through to someone. I have to go through those steps every time I want to try to chat with someone. The telephone service doesn't have a queuing system either. I have to hang up and call to see if it'll connect to a person. The support e-mail address that the online chat system recommends, out of hours, i.e. hello@ovoenergy.com, returns an automated message stating that the e-mail address isn't available any more.

I can't chat with anyone at OVO privately because of that. I can't call anyone there, nor can I e-mail anyone. OVO has their Twitter DMs open and I've tried that but haven't had a reply. This forum is my last resort for reaching a person.

If this forum has private messages, I ask that a member of the OVO team message me privately so that we may talk. I need help with getting this refund.

The OVO support pages state two different minimum amounts of credit to be held in order to gain a refund. Link 1 says I must have enough to cover one month's direct debit; link 2 says three months' worth of bills. The statements are confusing to me.

1: https://help.ovoenergy.com/article/ac4113f0-40fd-4715-a801-3f8798e41aa5-web

2: https://account.ovoenergy.com/payments/refunds/not-eligible?reason=BalanceWouldNotExceedDirectDebitError

I have more than one month's worth in credit, and more than what I personally forecast to spend in three months' time, according to recent bills.

Tim_OVO
OVO Staff
OVO Forum Legend
August 3, 2022

Hi @amonite and thanks for posting this. I’d like to help as best I can. 

 

Our phone lines should always allow a queuing position as long as the lines are open. They will always be open unless it’s out of hours or exceptional circumstances like a company meeting that everyone has to attend. Even then we usually keep the lines open with some advisors on hand. So I can’t understand why you couldn’t get through to the queue. 

 

The number is 0330 303 5063, lines are open 8 am - 6 pm, Monday - Friday.

 

For the online chat option or email, there are times that these are turned off, for example to avoid excessive wait times. The live channels are listed here.

 

Our Facebook and Twitter team can also help via a private message / DM. Contact them with your full name, address and date of birth, along with your refund amount preference, and they can help get that sorted. 

 

Hope that gets sorted quickly!

 

 

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Newcomer
September 1, 2022

Hi, I am in credit by over £1300 for a single occupancy flat, this is unacceptable to me! I pay by direct debit anyway, I have to tried to apply online but the limit is £500! I want my money back! 

Tried calling but phonelines are stupidly undermanned! Have just been onto offgen.

What else can I do?

Blastoise186
Super User
Super User
September 1, 2022

Hi @Stevo ,

I’d recommend doing the refund slightly differently, by breaking it down into smaller chunks. If you request £500 now, you can request another £500 once the first refund has been approved and delivered. It will take longer, but it should work.

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Tim_OVO
OVO Staff
OVO Forum Legend
September 2, 2022

Hi @Stevo 

 

I’d recommend doing the refund slightly differently, by breaking it down into smaller chunks. If you request £500 now, you can request another £500 once the first refund has been approved and delivered. It will take longer, but it should work.

 

Yep that’s once approach ^^^

 

Otherwise you’re able to arrange a bigger than £499 refund via our Support team with photos of the meters.

 

One thing though, our Direct Debit calculations aim to build up credit in the summer, so you can keep the same payment amount in the winter and eat into the credit. Would you rather have the money refunded and pay more in Dec-Feb? It’s a question of preference. 

 

Have a look at this chart to see where your payments are:

 

https://account.ovoenergy.com/payments/direct-debit/calculator

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Newcomer
September 3, 2022

I have spoken with an ovo representative who promised my refund of around 90% within 24 hours 48 hours ago, no sign of my money yet!

Blastoise186
Super User
Super User
September 3, 2022

It may take up to 10 working days to process and deliver that refund. Weekends and Bank Holidays don’t count as a working day. Chances are it’s on the way and if you see your account balance in MyOVO drop by roughly the amount of the refund, that’ll be confirmation it’s en-route.

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Newcomer
September 14, 2022

I am a signicant amount in credit and want a refund. I go through the steps as per tutorial and am  told I need to be 3 months  of direct debit amount in credit which is rubbish, or if I try via another route on the site, I'm told the page isn't working! All I want is my money back,  can someone help please!