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

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.

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.

Every time I try to submit a gas reading it immediately says ‘Sorry, something went wrong’ and I have to close the app. 

Is your app updated? Sometimes it could be the reason.

Welcome to the Forum ​@Bente and thanks for your post 😁.

Thanks for your help here ​@costeek, I know our IT teams are doing a lot of work and updates on the app at the moment, and there have been reports of it being slow etc. ​@Bente if you could delete the app and reinstall it, and let us know if this fixes it we’d appreciate it.