Updated on 18/05/26 by Ben_OVO
How to access emergency credit on your L+G electricity meter
In this guide we'll tell you how to access emergency credit on your Landis & Gyr electricity meter. This makes sure your home has electricity until you're able to top-up.
Please remember that any emergency credit used will need to be paid back and this will be taken from your next top-up.
You can access emergency credit on a Landis & Gyr prepayment meter when your balance falls low (usually below £2.00) and ‘EmCr’ begins flashing. You can access the emergency credit by following these steps:
- Wake the meter up by pressing the ‘A’ button
- Keep pressing the ‘A’ button until you see ‘Accept EmCr?’ or ‘EC accept A-no B-yes’
- Press the ‘B’ button to accept the emergency credit
- The screen may ask you to press ‘B’ again, and the emergency credit will be active
This video will also show you the process of accessing the emergency credit.
For more information on prepayment smart meters and a list of meter manuals, check out this forum topic. You can find our emergency and contact info below:
Thanks,
The OVO Team