OVO Charge Anytime EV Tariff Review 2026
OVO's smart-scheduled EV add-on: 14p/kWh PAYG or four monthly plans (£27.50–£79.50) bundling miles, a public-charging voucher and charger cover.
3.5 / 5
★★★★★ ★★★★★ Recommended with caveats
Strengths
- Smart-scheduled charging works any time of day - useful for shift workers and households who can't always plug in overnight
- Monthly plans bundle a £120–£240/year public-charging voucher (OVO Charge app, 400,000+ EU charge points) - meaningful for drivers doing material public-network mileage
- All monthly plans include EV charger cover (insurance) - OVO is the only major EV-tariff provider currently bundling this
Watch outs
- PAYG rate doubled from 7p/kWh to 14p/kWh on 4 November 2025 - now ~2.5× the rate of Intelligent Octopus Go after the April 2026 cut
- Discount applies only to the EV charging session - non-EV electricity stays on the standard home unit rate, so dishwasher/heat-pump shifting doesn't pay back the way it does on whole-home off-peak tariffs
- Monthly-plan overage reverts to the standard home unit rate (typically 25–35p/kWh), not the 14p PAYG rate - high-mileage drivers can lose the headline saving fast
- PAYG rate (from 4 Nov 2025) 14p/kWh, smart-scheduled at any time
- Standard plan £27.50/mo · 175 kWh (~700 mi) · £120 public voucher · charger cover
- Premium plan £37.50/mo · 250 kWh (~1,000 mi) · £120 public voucher · charger cover · battery health · 15% KwikFit
- Standard Plus plan £59.50/mo · 350 kWh (~1,400 mi) · £240 public voucher · all Premium perks
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By Rob Griffiths2 min read
- PAYG rate (from 4 Nov 2025)
- 14p/kWh, smart-scheduled at any time
- Standard plan
- £27.50/mo · 175 kWh (~700 mi) · £120 public voucher · charger cover
- Premium plan
- £37.50/mo · 250 kWh (~1,000 mi) · £120 public voucher · charger cover · battery health · 15% KwikFit
- Standard Plus plan
- £59.50/mo · 350 kWh (~1,400 mi) · £240 public voucher · all Premium perks
- Premium Plus plan
- £79.50/mo · 500 kWh (~2,000 mi) · £240 public voucher · all Premium perks
- Off-peak window
- None - smart-scheduled by OVO inside a user-set deadline
- Discount applies to
- EV charging session only - not whole-home electricity
- Overage above plan allowance
- Charged at customer's standard home unit rate (not the 14p PAYG rate)
- Smart meter required
- SMETS2 (or compatible SMETS1) with half-hourly consent
- Solar / battery integration
- Not currently supported
- Contract length / exit
- No long-term contract - switch plans or cancel any time
- Region
- UK (mainland GB)