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December 26, 2023
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We should have access to our account by end of 2023, but still don't - what's going on?

  • December 26, 2023
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Only five more days to go and then I can finally access my account on-line again after having no access for 9 months.

Hurrah !!!!!

 

“We're in the process of migrating groups of customers to our new website so access to your online account won't be available until the end of 2023”

 

Best answer by Emmanuelle_OVO

Hey @ADHS,

 

This has been raised internally and the holding page will be changed. I’m really sorry for the inconvenience caused to you, the date has been moved to early 2024. 

 

If we hear any more information we’ll update these Forum topics. 

 

In the meantime, you will still receive pdf statements via email, and if you have any further questions regarding the account, the Support Team will be happy to help you out.

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Emmanuelle_OVO
Retired Moderator
Retired Moderator
December 27, 2023

Hey @Hadders52,

 

We’ve updated all related topics on the Forum, as advice has changed. We’ll be unlocking the new online account for everybody that doesn’t already have access in early 2024. 

 

 

Does the holding message you see on the online account still say 2023? If so, are you able to upload a screenshot and I’ll report this internally.

 

Really sorry for any inconvenience, you will still receive pdf statements via email, and if you have any further questions regarding the account, the Support Team will be happy to help you out.

 

Our Support team’s web messaging and WhatsApp opening hours will be:

  • 8am - 6pm Monday to Friday 
  • 9am - 2pm on Saturdays

You can see all open contact channels via our Help Centre

 

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Hadders52Author
Rank 2
December 27, 2023

11:18 27Dec23

 

 

Rank 2
December 27, 2023

I am still stuck in this same loop, 8 month promise to sort by end of this year, recent emails sent to check it will still be happening and no reply 

 

I guess OVO are as embarrassed as I am fed up

 

it really is a joke now , I am moving my account next week, 8 months was a farcically long lead time to sort this out , moving into another vague date in the future is quite pathetic 

 

 

Newcomer
December 28, 2023

My holding page also says end of 2023. I assume this will be sorted in the next couple of days and that OVO has not been stringing me along to persuade me not to switch to another supplier...?

Emmanuelle_OVO
Retired Moderator
Retired Moderator
December 28, 2023

Hey @ADHS,

 

This has been raised internally and the holding page will be changed. I’m really sorry for the inconvenience caused to you, the date has been moved to early 2024. 

 

If we hear any more information we’ll update these Forum topics. 

 

In the meantime, you will still receive pdf statements via email, and if you have any further questions regarding the account, the Support Team will be happy to help you out.

Renewable Energy? Big Fan.
Newcomer
January 1, 2024

“ In the meantime, you will still receive pdf statements via email, and if you have any further questions regarding the account, the Support Team will be happy to help you out."

 

This is all very well, but (1) I didn’t receive a statement by email in December and (2) the support team is hard (or impossible) to contact. The chat facility doesn’t recognize my account number, presumably for the same reason that you have cut off my website access.

Jeffus
Rank 20
Rank 20
January 2, 2024

@DavidG58 @Hadders52 @ADHS @Frustrated and irate 

Have you ever put in official complaints?

https://www.ovoenergy.com/feedback

There are also some email links on the same page to contact the ovo ceo team.

You could also post a review on Trustpilot which can help highlight issues 

https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.ovoenergy.com

Newcomer
January 2, 2024

(2) the support team is hard (or impossible) to contact.

Having said this, I did manage to contact a human via whatsapp today to upload the meter readings and get the missing bill. The human was helpful as always, and the process was much faster than when I did this before (last year).

Rank 2
January 2, 2024

Still not even bothered to update the update page, still promising end of 2023, pretty much sums up this fiasco by OVO 🤬

 

no reply to my email to customer services asking for update on my timescale, rude and incompetent even allowing for weekends and bank holidays you are now up to 10 days since sent, auto reply said 2 days 🙁

Blastoise186
Super User
Super User
January 3, 2024

It’s probably worth saying that it’s literally only the 3rd January 2024 today - teams are only just returning to work at companies across the country.

Be patient and give them time to catch up. It’s not just OVO that has a huge backlog to work through.

If you want to contact OVO, email is almost always the slowest option. There are MUCH faster ways such as Live Chat or phone if you don’t want to wait that long.

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