Hey @Fawkes_hay
Sorry for the issues you’re having, it sounds like a stressful situation.
This suggests there might be some confusion with your address on the national database. I’d contact the support team & find out if your postal address matches the address on the national database. Have you contacted them to say you aren’t switching? If you do this as soon as you get the email we can put a block on you switching away .
If it’s too late the erroneous transfer process will start. I’d also advise contacting the supplier who keeps trying to take over.
If the supply does switch away you’ll still be billed on the rates of the plan you signed up to once the supply returns & your warm home discount if applied to the account won’t be affected.
Why have you let me know I’m leaving OVO when I didn’t request to switch?
Sometimes we receive a request for us to switch your supply away from us in error. Whilst it’s quite rare there’s a few reasons this may have happened,
- Human error - someone may have entered your address details accidentally when applying for a genuine switch
- Fraud - very occasionally fraudsters may use your details to apply for an energy switch (if the details held by the other supplier match your details it might be worth contacting your bank and checking your internet security procedures)
- Mistake in your address listing on the national database - If way your address is listed is unclear or incorrect this can cause issues switching. Check out this topic for more advice in getting this corrected.
How do I stop the switch taking place?
If you receive an unexpected leaving email, contact our Support Team to let us know you don’t want to go. They can put a stop to the impending switch and find out which supplier’s making the request. You’ll also need to make sure you let the other supplier know that you don’t want to switch to them as they may reattempt the switch.
What if the switch has already happened?
Even if the switch has already taken place, we can make sure it’s reversed. If you let our Support Team know, they can raise this as an ‘Erroneous Transfer’ (ET). This involves contacting the other supplier to let them know the switch shouldn’t have taken place. As this is a regulated process, they then have to return your supply to OVO and they can’t charge you anything.
