I moved into a new property in June that had PAYG Boost meters. An OVO engineer swapped these to credit/smart meters on the 1st August. I’ve not been set up an account yet and wondered how long it will take? The 3 people I’ve spoken to have not been able to help.
I used to have an OVO account at my old property and wondered if that was hindering the process.
I just want to get the billing set up, so I don’t end up with a huge bill after a few months of not paying.
Best answer by Emmanuelle_OVO
Updated on 28/07/25 by Emmanuelle_OVO:
Hey @Kall,
Credit mode is pay monthly, so it may be they’ve already started the process of changing your meters back to pay monthly. I know for electricity the meter mode can be changed almost instantly from pay as you go to pay monthly and vice versa. With gas, it can take a little longer but usually around 4 hours.
When we’re unable to change a customer from pay monthly to pay as you go or vice versa. It’s mostly due to tech issues like a faulty meter or if they dispute any debt balance as that will need resolving before we can change the account. It might be worth enquiring as to whether there are any account issues?
You should be able to set up a new Online Account once the account is changed to pay monthly. If you head to the Online Account page and select ‘First Time Logging In’. This Tutorial might be helpful:
How to get in contact about my OVO Pay As You Go account:
I have tried speaking to several people at Boost and OVO regarding the matter yet I have not been given a solution.
My issue is that I recently switched from Boost Pay-As-Go to OVO Direct Debit, but my smart meter is still saying “Powered By Boost” and I can only top up with Boost online.
I have set up a direct debit with OVO and I am only being charged for the day rate. Since I was told by OVO that I was on their supply (Still waiting for them to take my direct debit payment).
I am still having to top up my meter daily with Boost, but since OVO confirmed I was on their supply at their end, I tried topping up with OVO to see if it would show up on my meter. It did not, but it was added to my OVO account.
So the issue is, I have £30+ sitting in my OVO account with a direct debit to come out while being charged the daily rate. But my property is still supplied by Boost Pay-As-Go and my eclectic will only run if I top up with Boost!
Hi, I’ve recently been moved from Boost to OVO. After I’d been moved I called to set up direct debit payments so my account was switched from prepayment to pay monthly. I set up an account so I could view my plan and how much I am in credit etc but I’ve tried logging in on both the app and the website and both are telling me I’m still on prepayment. I’ve spoken with an advisor who told me that my account has been changed to pay monthly so they weren’t sure why the app isn’t allowing me to see my details. I wondered if I had to wait a certain amount of time before I could see that info, but I would really like to be able to see that my account has been credited with the money left over from my prepayment meter now. Can anyone advise?
In my experience, the OVO support staff on social media are pretty good at dealing with account problems, and they’re there longer hours than other agents. I’ve used Twitter several times, with good results. I’d tweet them with a brief description of the problem, then send them a direct message (DM) with full details, giving your name, date of birth, address and postcode and OVO account no. It might be a few hours before they get back to you.