I have just checked my current charges as my statement is due in a few days, I noticed that they have added 2 x £30 exit fees, my current contract expired April 27th and I have renewed with Ovo so no exit fees are applicable.
Also I submit meter readings monthly but my last bill was based on estimated readings which were higher than the actual.
Best answer by Jess_OVO
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Hi there
Oops, that probably shouldn’t have happened! I’m not sure why exit fees got applied somehow, especially since you didn’t leave OVO. That might be a bug which will need to be looked into.
I do have some good news however. There is a solution to this particular issue. OVO can solve it for you either by nuking both the £30 exit fees completely, or they can leave them active but apply a £60 account credit to counteract them. Either way would put you back where you should be. Could you give the Support Team a shout in the morning about this? Getting your account balance back in order should be a quick fix, but I’d also recommend asking for the cause to be investigated as well, just to help avoid a repeat.
As for meter readings, it’s best to submit them just before the end of each billing cycle. So if your billing cycle runs from the 27th of each month to the 26th of the following month, I’d recommend putting the readings in on the 25th to make sure they definitely get processed correctly. Either way, regular readings should force your account to self-correct based on actual readings, even if they don’t show on statements. Actual readings always take priority over estimated readings for all purposes including billing. 
Might be something to ask the team about though!
Hi
Thank you, I’ll chase it up with the Support Team tomorrow.
I submit my meter readings on the 2nd of the month and usually receive my statement on the 5th but I’ll ask them if I should do it differently.
Best regards
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No worries, glad I could help you there
If you happen to submit the readings after each billing cycle resets, then yup that’s an easy solution too. Simply change when you submit them. 
It may also be worth considering the option of getting upgraded to smart meters. While you can't currently use them to automatically submit meter readings from export meters for FiT or SEG, you can get them to submit your regular meter readings automatically. If you’d prefer not to have readings go in constantly, you can also choose to have Monthly readings rather than Daily or Half-Hourly.
I seem to recall that your existing electricity meter was also affected by your solar panels and triggered the “Phantom rEd Glitch” where false “reverse energy detected” warnings were getting flagged up. Since your meter looks like it’s overdue for replacement anyway, it may be a good time for an upgrade. Feel free to request that anytime though, whenever you feel ready. :)
Updated on 27/04/22 by Jess_OVO
I have just checked my current charges as my statement is due in a few days, I noticed that they have added 2 x £30 exit fees, my current contract expired April 27th and I have renewed with Ovo so no exit fees are applicable.
This does sound strange,
No worries, glad I could help you there
If you happen to submit the readings after each billing cycle resets, then yup that’s an easy solution too. Simply change when you submit them.
It may also be worth considering the option of getting upgraded to smart meters. While you can't currently use them to automatically submit meter readings from export meters for FiT or SEG, you can get them to submit your regular meter readings automatically.
Couple of phone calls & after initially being told it would take 3 working days to amend their error, after 30 mins spoke to someone with the authority & the £60 has been removed.
Advised to submit my meter readings on the 3rd of the month.
Best regards
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That’s good to hear then
It’s possible that you might still see those exit fees on the original statement, but there should be a trace of the removal somewhere. If you need help with anything else again, we’ll be here for you. :)
Hi all
looking for advice, I spoke to a lovely, helpful gentleman called Josh on the live chat, he sorted my problem and told me the billing team would get back to me in 3 days, it’s regarding they charged me £60 exit fees from an old account when my old contract had finished he said it was an error, I have a copy of the transcript, it’s been almost 10 days and I still haven’t heard, I have started a new contract, after leaving for a year and coming back, I just want the error rectified but am getting no joy, anyone else experienced this please? Thanks
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Hi
This question is a bit tricky for me to help out with as it sounds like it’s account specific. I’ll need to ask
Thanks for understanding
Thanks anyways have a good day 😀
Have you managed to get back in touch with the Support Team yet,
Sounds like you might be affected by a similar exit fee error that’s been raised above previously, so I’m hoping there’s already a case opened to get these removed.
Our Support Team should be able to get this chased up for you if you’re slight seeing the erroneous charges when logging in to your online account.
Let us know when you’ve managed to get this one sorted!
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