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August 15, 2026
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Standing payments still going out but not going on to the meter what do I do?

  • August 15, 2026
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I used the website to set up 2 monthly payments for gas and electric but since the website changed the payment went out but has not shown up on the meter, I cant find the outgoing payments on my banking app to cancel from that end so what do I do?

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Ben_OVO
Community Manager
Community Manager
August 17, 2026

Morning ​@Malgriff, and welcome to the OVO Forum.

 

Sorry to hear of what’s happening here. Please can you contact our PAYG Support Team, as they’ll need to look into applying the missing payments. You’ll probably need to send them a screenshot of your bank statement showing the payments that haven’t made it to the meter.

 

Hopefully they can cancel the payments on their side, but it would be worth you contacting your bank as well, as they may be able to block any future payments on their side. 

 

I’ve also asked about this internally, and will let you know if I hear a response, however please don’t let this stop you contacting Support yourself, as this needs to be logged on your account properly as a complaint (make sure you request this when you speak to them). 

 

 Full details of our complaints process can be found here: https://www.ovoenergy.com/feedback

 

Let us know how you get on, and if you have any further questions. We’d appreciate if you could keep us updated with this one.

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Ben_OVO
Community Manager
Community Manager
August 18, 2026

 To update you ​@Malgriff - our back office team have confirmed that failed scheduled payments are returned to the customer’s bank account within five working days of the payment being taken.

 

If the money hasn’t reached your bank account by this time please let us know.

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MalgriffAuthor
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August 18, 2026

Managed to get the funds redirected onto the meters and I’ve asked the bank to block future scheduled payments, wont know it it’s worked till the 28th and the next 14th. very annoyed that the app and the website can’t be used as normal. Household is switching back to monthly bills. 

Ben_OVO
Community Manager
Community Manager
August 19, 2026

Morning ​@Malgriff,

 

Thanks for letting me know - I’m glad this is (hopefully) fixed for you now. I’ve also reported this internally so hopefully this issue shouldn’t happen to anyone else.

 

I understand that scheduled payments not being a feature anymore will cause dissatisfaction to some customers, however it’s good that you’ve got the option of switching to monthly bills. At the end of the day, this means that you’ll never be cut off, and won’t have to worry about running out of credit.

 

As you’re switching to pay monthly, you’ll notice a change to your online account and app. They’ll now show a lot more features, such as your monthly, weekly and daily usage. You can find out how to navigate all this with these guides:

 

 

The way you’re billed will now change, as you won’t be topping up the meter, and will be paying your monthly statements either manually, or by Direct Debit (recommended). You can find out more about our billing / payments structure in our Forum Library section here.

 

Please let us know if you have any other questions - we’ll do our best to make the switch to pay monthly (PAYM) as seamless as possible.

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