Switching suppliers and moving home

Anyone else experienced theft by Ovo? £60 removed from my account as early exit fee even though I exited well within the 14 day cooling off period. Money still not refunded. This is theft - money being taken against the law. Hi

I hope this makes a bit of sense. I moved into a property supplied by a supplier (electricity only) sometime in June. However, I didn't get to set up the account until September. While trying to do that, my supplier had a bit of an issue linking my address to their system and while my complaint about the issue has been escalated and assurances received, there doesn't seem to any positive news from their end at this moment. Tbh, the whole process has put me off staying with them so I want to switch.  Also, while trying to link my address to their system, I set up my online account and choose a variable tarriff with no exit fee with the hope that I can switch easily when the time comes. So presently, I am just waiting for the bills to be sent to my address so I can switch. (But if I can switch before then, I want to). Summarily, I wish to switch to Ovo whilst my supplier is still trying to set up my electricity account. Will I encounter any is

I've found out that I'm leaving OVO later this month as I've switched. I haven't - I've no idea who I'm supposed to have switched to. It was only because I was looking online for my statement that I noticed the 'Sorry you are leaving' message - how do I stop this happening, how do I prevent it happening again, how do I find out who I'm meant to be switching to, and will this effect my fixed rate status? Sorry lots of questions!

I have moved to a home which was supplied by OVO. I received a letter with my account number but when I try to set up My OVO, I get an error that my information is incorrect (I think I know what my birthdate is so not sure what OVO’s problem is).I have tried calling you - 45+ mins waiting time with no luck of speaking to one of your reps;  I tried chat - number 160 in the queue so maybe I’ll be able to speak to someone by 10pm this evening?; I would love to get back to my previous supplier once I sort this nonsense out, their customer service was brilliant. So please someone let me know how I can set up an account, I pay you for my first month and I leave you ASAP and go back to Octopus. 

So I recently received a letter saying that I was being switched from OVO- however, I have no intention of switching, and I have made absolutely no actions to do so. I believe this might be an Erroneous Transfer, but I really don’t know. The problem is: I have tried to get in contact both via e-mail and phone, however for some reason, neither will recognise my OVO account number when I enter it, so I cannot get more information and I cannot correct this. Any advice? Thanks.

Hello, I’ve just moved into a new apartment and it’s prompting me to put in a meter reading. I know how to put it in and read it. However, when I write out the meter reading the website gives me an error. On the app, it doesn’t allow me to put in the reading at all, giving me an error before that point. Could this be because there have been no previous energy readings? thank you. 

I had an air source heat pump installed as part of the ECO4 grant earlier this year.Out of the blue, I was then told that I was eligible for financial help with electricity bills.  This comes in the form of an evoucher from the AWS Energy Fund.  You use this to credit your electricity account.This is the question:  I still have credit from this payment on my Ovo account, but am thinking of changing suppliers.  Will Ovo credit me with this money?Many thanks, Cate

Hello We moved out of our house on the 28th July but I’m struggling to submit final meter readings. I can’t submit via the app because it’s saying there are no meters associated with the account. I tried emailing using the email listed on the help centre page which is hello@ovoenergy.com  but I got an auto reply to say the address is no longer in use and to use the one on the help centre page. I can’t see any other email address listed so no idea what’s going on there.I tried the webchat option during the week but I was 44 in line and when I went back to check where I was in the queue, it reset and I had to start again. So I gave up. I did try calling but didn’t have much time to stay on the line because we’ve been moving. Any ideas how I can get the final meter readings submitted? Do I just need to grit my teeth and hang on the phone or is there an easier

I am a landlord and need to set up a pay as you go account with my details as tenant has vacated. How do I go about doing it? I’m not able to access an activated account. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you 

I have just taken over a new premises for my business, I need to change my meter from single phase to economy 7 as landlord has installed dimplex storage heaters. can you change my meter? will there be a charge for this as have been quoted over £200 from someone else! 

I am owed money by OVO after closing my account when moving..I have sent pictures by email to them of final meter readings as asked for by call centre now I have an email asking me to call the call centre to give my final meter readings who have asked me to email pictures of my final meter reading.Any one able to help with next step please as it is nearly £400 owed to me when they took over SSE whom i was with before this shower came along..

Trying to find out if OVO can install a CT meter for the above connection for a very large home.  Seems like it is not clear if it is currently supported or not.

Good afternoon all, I’m after any advice on a very frustrating issue we’re having since moving in to our new home in January. I have spoken with the Ovo helpline 3 times now and keep getting nowhere (helpline directs me to email, email directs me to helpline and on and on on etc!). Our home has an MPAN number which corresponds with the name of the property. I’ve triple checked this with UK power networks. The name of the property is the same as the Royal Mail database, the title deeds to the house and the local council reference.  It appears however that our meter serial number does not match with this MPAN, and is linked to another property name. We have spoken with neighbours, and there appears to be no house in the area by the name linked to our meter S/N, or certainly hasn’t been for 20+ years. The meter is a smart meter fitted in circa 2017, so it cannot be that old!  The MPAN for our house is 100% previously supplied by Ovo - again I’v

Hi I swapped to OVO 4 weeks ago, maybe a few days more. Electric is fine and the smart meter is sending readings, my gas though has not yet switched. Is this normal, been a while since I’ve switched so not sure if I need to do anything? Thanks for any help.

Why do OVO continue to threaten me with debt recovery when I have a letter from them telling me to do nothing since my final statement is ‘on hold’?

Hi,When trying to join OVO from British Gas, I get the below error:Oops, there’s a problem…Unfortunately, we can't give you a quote right now. We're currently unable to support your meter setup, but we're working on it and expect to offer quotes in 2025.I have a new Skoda with the free miles offer, so I would like to get this fixed quickly so I can move across.  British Gas said it is a proble on the OVO side, but I do not know how to proceed. ThanksCraig

Why when I try to get a price comparison do I get the message "unable to switch non domestic meters" This has happened twice once when a supplier called me and now on a comparison site.

HiWe switched to OVO at the beginning of April but the switch still hasn't completed. We can't use the app to submit meter readings and the website keeps saying 'you're direct debit will be confirmed on..'Any suggestions?Thank you 

I could not locate my gas meter as I have just moved in and wasn't sure where it was, but I had to provide opening meter readings, so I estimated the gas reading based on the reading on the final bill from the last tenants. I have now located my gas meter however, and my estimate was too high. Can I correct the opening gas reading I gave to you?

Is there any way I can move forward with a switch without reverting to expensive single rate tariff first?I’m with another supplier on their EV tariff. When I try to switch to ovo, the ovo website recognizes my current supply as a “Smart Meter - 2 Rate Multi Rate” and says sorry, we can’t quote you right now (I think this 2 rate is my EV off peak pricing, it’s definitely not economy 7 which is what that name sounds like to me!).I tried my next door neighbours address (regular smart meter) and it’ll happily quote me so the problem is the 2 rate thing. I tried phoning ovo customer support a couple of times but they say the same as the website - we can’t switch you currently.I can revert to a regular single rate tariff with my current supplier, and although I’ll start paying more to charge my EV immediately, it’ll take a month to update the MPAS database to change my supply type back to regular smart meter. That’ll cost me around £60 extra for the month due to char

HelloI am trying to switch to OVO using the online quote facility. The quote defaults to the wrong supply address and there doesn’t seem to be a facility to change this. The incorrect supply address is a flat in the same building as the main house. Any advice on how to get the correct supply address on the quote?Note that this is not a new problem. A previous switch resulted on a gas meter from one address and an electricity meter the other being transferred but I was assured that the central database had been updated to stop this happening again.

After endless problems with Scottish Power I'm looking to switch and am really interested in OVO (I've been a previous customer and should never have left!). However I currently have a twin rate meter (Economy 7) and would like to move to a single rate. My current meter shows the single rate as well as the two E7 rates. Am I able to join OVO and use the single rate reading or submit the two rates? And if not I understand I would need a meter change. Do OVO charge for this and if so how much?Thank you for your help.

Hello. I am moving to a new house and would like to stay with OVO. In the old house I paid based on the fact of use. Now when I try to re-register everything online I am offered a tariff plan 2. But I would like to stay on the payment by the meter for use. Online does not make such an offer. How can I switch to a new house without buying a tariff plan?

Hi, I am moving to a new house soon, but will keep the old house for a while until it is sold. Can I open a second account with OVO at the new house and then close off the old one when it is sold, likely in a few months time?  

Dear Ovo Team,  We started our contract with OVO on 23-11-2022 and the initial reading sent was 69108 taken on 25-11-2022.  However, the last reading updated on your system shows 63871. We moved into this apartment on 28-10-2022 and the reading was 68719, again confirmed by our lending agent. (At the time we were with SSE). There is a discrepancy of around 5000 units for which we are not liable and but we were charged with November bill which became as £1936.09. I have contacted Ovo several time during december and january, they never takes action, just give me promises.  After many calls and emails, they told me they are opening the meter reading dispute. I waited for a long time but didn't get any response. Then I again sent an email, and I got a call back from them, saying they will open a meter reading dispute and this time I got confirmation through email. Even though 12 weeks hav