“Can't wait to leave this company when my contract ends I thought eon next was poor these take first prize the charges are astronomical on a daily basis”
“Q1) Does your energy company lie to you or not? OVO Energy does. They cannot be trusted, as they lie, will lie, & manipulate their customers to control you into their way of thinking, all to get results that benefit them & not you. They took the gyroslips away after taking on the SSE customers in twenty twenty-three, & then sometime in twenty twenty-four, without any warning, discussion, or prior acknowledgment to ex-SSE customers. Millions of ex-SSE customers relied heavily on this payment method & were more than happy to pay that way. Now, they canβt pay because OVO Energy is forcing them to have an online account or app that many do not want. Theyβre not asking; theyβre forcing you to have something you do not need. The real reason this was done is that OVO Energy didnβt like that the banks were taking a percentage of the fee before they received it, instead of them pocketing the difference. π π‘ π πΆπ
Q2) If you value straightforward communication & reliability, I strongly suggest looking elsewhere, as they themselves will manipulate and control you into their way of thinking in order to get results. OVO Energy has proven they can't be trusted. π π‘ π πΆπ”
“Have been waiting for a emergency appointment for Sombody to sort my meter out witch there installed and left no way of toping up apparently my electric key will arrive next week in post when Iβm out of electricity now itβs been 7h still no nothing worst of all there so called company things itβs funny to make fun on the phone talking in different languages I will find a new supplier thank you”
“Called them to state my card had been fradulenty used to top up someones Gas/Electricity meters. Gave dates and times.
Response: "Sorry - we cant do anything - please speak to your bank"
Ridiculous...”
“STAY AWAY! So unorganised! I spent the time to sign up and set up direct banking etc.
I received numerous emails confirming my active account and also the registration of my Life Support Device.
A few months later I got a huge bill from AGL and not OVO as I expected. I ran OVO to say "hey what's up?" I was told that they had needed to do a visual assessment and therefore they didn't do the connection. No email to tell me, they just dumped me as a customer. Its a unit block so everything is open and access is 24/7. The electricity service was existing so their logic for the assessment didn't even stack up.
I told them that I had been relying on the Life Support Device being registered for obvious reasons but they still had again no answers as to why this could happen and why they so easy let customers go without sending an email or picking up the phone.
I ended up ringing back AGL and they signed me up start away and guess what? No Visual inspection required. OVO not worth time time and frustration!”
“Does your own energy company or not then lie to you? then or not then through their own back teeth... then or not then this one does at OVO energy to their own playing customers for using their own services to you at OVO energy. π π‘ π πΆ”
“Worst company out there.
Everything on account was wrong, name email, address and even my date of birth. Asking me if itβs correct like I donβt know when I was born. Couldnβt manage to set up a payment plan either. Told me smart meter was working in my rented out property. Had to take time off work drive 2 hours there and back, booked engineer at wrong door number to then find out by the engineer that the meter was indeed working!!!! Absolute shambles!
When they call you they ask you to confirm your personal details which is a joke cause they should confirm your details with you so you know who you are talking to is genuine! They are the worst and customer care donβt care lol good luck to you. Youβll need it! My complaint has been ongoing since May (we in September) π€¦π»ββοΈ”
“1) you yourselves are a spiteful & evil π energy company to deal with yourselves full stop yourselves at OVO energy. π π‘ π π
2) I just like millions of others have received your own letter today dated Monday the 23rd/09/2024, the twenty-third of September, regarding the upcoming gas and electricity price increases and service charges. I am outraged by this decision. π π π‘ π πΆ
3) How can you impose these changes during a cost of living crisis that your actions have contributed to since the pandemic in two thousand nineteen? Peopleβs incomes vary, and everyone manages their finances differently. Yet, you continue to raise prices without regard for how it affects us. π π π‘ π πΆ
4) Your actions force customers to make impossible choices about heating their homes or running electricity, all while not knowing what the final costs will be. The hikes in service charges starting from the first of October, per calendar month, moving forward, only add to this burden and anxiety, especially for individuals with autism, who often face additional financial challenges. π π π‘ π πΆ
5) As a supplier in the energy and gas markets, you should be ashamed of yourselves for even representing your own customers & nevermind all of the ex SSE customers yourselves inherited in two thousand twenty-three after buying your rival company out in two thousand nineteen, when you put greed and profit before us. You either donβt know, donβt want to know, or are ignoring this impact that this having on people's own lives out here full stop from you yourselves this disgraceful at OVO energy. π π π‘ π πΆ”
“This company is not honest. It's all deceitful and fake to take all you have and leave you empty. I noticed a lot of figures on my account weren't adding up so a little investigation revealed they were helping themselves to my investment. I found this disturbing and wanted out but they made it difficult. However,COVSECLTD*COM helped get my money out successfully.”
“How many of who then you yourselves then full stop or not then have received or not then yet your letters regarding yourselves then or not yet then the new energy & gas prices started on the 1st/10/204 of October time by this evil π & vile & an noxious & arrogant two-faced & spiteful energy company themselves to you full stop at OVO energy who themselves are loving bleeding you dry of your own money for using their own services to you here by OVO energy themselves to you full stop themselves.”
“Stopped my direct debit account twice ¬ informing me ,sent two bailiffs letters for recovery of debt I didnβt owe, bullied me in setting up a new D/D for my gas this could on be set up if I paid the debt of Β£96,blamed my Housing association for cancelling my D/D account,no communication,total incompetent staff,no customer care,took all my credit to pay my utility bills although I was paying my bills by new direct debit accounts .ππ‘π€¬”
“Had a smart meter installed on the 11/09/2924 had Β£20.88 credit on my old meter,ovo said they would credit me Β£21.00 but still have not received my credit its coming up to 8 days know SO VERY DISAPPOINTED manged to arrange for a engineer to vist but the engineer was intitled to place credit on my meter,have spoke to several friends with the same issue and we come to the conclusion ovo say they we will send an engineer around to get you of the phone WISHED I NEVER GOT THE INSTALLED AT ALL DO PLEASE BE WARNED EVERYONE LOOK FOR ANOTHER PROVIDER SO UNHAPPY HOW IVE BEEN TREATED WILL NOT RECOMEND ovo TO ANYONE AT ALL NOT EVEN MY DEAD FRIENDS SO SO DISAPPOINTED think I will contact ofcom”
“1) you yourselves had no rights whatsoever at OV0 energy after buying out your own rival company SSE to take away from millions of SSE customers that you have done so yourselves full stop at OVO energy by taking away the giro slips that you yourselves had no right to do so yourselves full stop yourselves at OVO energy you greedy bastards that you yourselves really are yourselves full stop at OVO energy for doing so. ππ‘ π π
2) I bet any money you didn't tell the Financial Ombudsman you yourselves were going to take the giro slips away from all of the Ex SSE customers after joining OVO as you'd yourselves had already put your own OVO customers in line first & decided to also put all of the Ex SSE customers in line also after only being with you for 12 months you yourselves are a spiteful & evil energy company yourselves full stop yourselves at OVO energy for doing so yourselves.π π‘ π π”
“My password for my account is CrapEnergycompany1 need I say more?
My recently widowed mother has been hounded to pay a bill with estimated readings when we know they owe us money. She's now in hospital and being hounded for money she doesn't owe, disgusting....”
“Dreadful account sign up as a new customer. Sounds like I'm not the only one. My new account number is not recognised by the OVO website. I called OVO was told Β£70-80 per month. Now they want Β£105.
Looks like the best thing is just to leave?”
“Ovo are the wordy company ever to deal with, customer service is shocking. Due to having 2 meters one for heating one for General Electric I was able to notice this after having hot water and heating switched off for 4 months Iβm still being charged for heating. When phoned customer service to ask for my meters to be checked I was told no that wouldnβt be possible as my meters were working fine yet they want me to continue paying my bills π‘”
“I really wish this two-faced an obnoxious arrogant & extremely rude & vile energy company themselves full stop would pack up their own belongings full stop themselves after buying themselves out of their own rival energy company themselves at SSE back in 2019. π π‘ π π
you yourselves also need to be fully aware yourselves full stop yourselves at this evil & spiteful energy company themselves have even started to remove negative comments from their own social media platforms as they do not want people to know themselves how bad they really are themselves full stop at OVO energy themselves to you for using their own services to you at OVO energy ok. π π‘ π π”
“Rapidly becoming a 2nd 'Boost' - the subsidiary company OVO absorbed due to poor performance. It seems to have learned nothing.
23-2024 - mis-billing due to simple + obvious miscalculations on its bills. Lack of timekeeping to its own set appointments. Poor at resolving complaints.
Once you're allocated a 'case' handler. You are simply left dangling. That is certainly the case with 'Adewale' in mine. Ringing & emailing to no avail over weeks . Other Cust. Service personnel simply 'leave DMs' in their internal company system with seemingly no oversight or accountability. Extremely frustrating. My advice would be to go elsewhere if you have the luxury of choice.
Keep all documents as you'll definitely need them for the Ombudsman. It's like plaiting fog & pulling teeth.
Run away.”
“I would given 0 Star if I can. After they taken over SSE. Suddenly I own them Β£4000, over. I only be that address a year. Taken over 6 months try to sort it out but no. Come up a bill over Β£700..then it was over Β£600. At the end we just paid to get rid of them. Is the best decision I ever made!!”