OVO Charge Anytime now has two routes: pay as you go at 14p/kWh for OVO-managed smart charging, or a fixed monthly plan that combines a home-charging mileage allowance with a public-charging voucher. You can plug in at any time, but OVO schedules the actual charge within the ready-by time you set. An urgent charge is billed at your normal home electricity rate.
Best for: Pay-as-you-go suits irregular home charging when a fixed overnight window is awkward. The monthly plans make most sense when you will use both the included home miles and the public-charging voucher.
Current plans
OVO's current Charge Anytime plan page lists these options. The mileage examples assume four miles per kWh; actual range varies by vehicle, weather and driving style.
| Option | Price | Included smart home charging | Public-charging voucher |
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| Pay as you go | 14p/kWh | Pay for measured use | None |
| Standard | £27.50/month | 700 miles/month | £120/year |
| Premium | £37.50/month | 1,000 miles/month | £120/year |
| Standard Plus | £59.50/month | 1,400 miles/month | £240/year |
| Premium Plus | £79.50/month | 2,000 miles/month | £240/year |
How It Works
Charge Anytime requires a compatible charger or EV, an OVO pay-monthly energy account and a smart meter. The OVO Charge app schedules the car to be ready by the time you choose.
On pay as you go, all electricity initially appears at the normal home rate. OVO then measures eligible smart-charging use and applies a credit on the following bill so the effective EV rate is 14p/kWh. OVO currently caps the monthly pay-as-you-go credit at £100.
On a monthly plan, OVO credits eligible smart charging up to the plan's home-mileage allowance. Charging above that allowance, or using Urgent Charge, stays at the normal home rate. The public voucher is an annual allowance, not a monthly cash credit.
Who It Suits
The pay-as-you-go route is the simpler comparison for a home-only driver: at four miles per kWh, 10,000 smart-charged miles use roughly 2,500kWh and cost about £350 at 14p/kWh. That is more than a reliably used cheap overnight window, but it removes the need to fit most charging into fixed clock hours.
Monthly plans trade some of that unit-rate simplicity for predictable billing, included public charging and extra perks. Compare the plan fee against the miles you will actually charge at home and the public voucher you will realistically use; unused allowances do not create value.
Cost Breakdown
These examples isolate EV charging and use OVO's four-miles-per-kWh plan assumption. They do not include household use or postcode-dependent standing charges.
| Scenario | Annual cost | What it covers |
|---|
| OVO pay as you go, 10,000 miles | ~£350 | 2,500kWh of eligible smart charging |
| OVO Standard | £330 plus home-rate overage | 8,400 home miles + £120 annual public voucher |
| OVO Premium | £450 | 12,000 home miles + £120 annual public voucher |
| Octopus Intelligent Go, 10,000 miles | ~£190 | 2,500kWh placed at 7.6p/kWh |
The fixed-window comparison assumes every EV kWh fits inside the cheap window. OVO's value is the managed-anytime flexibility; the monthly plans add public-charging value only if the voucher is used.
Compatible Chargers
Charge Anytime requires either a compatible smart charger or a compatible EV with vehicle integration. Compatibility changes, so use OVO's eligibility checker before switching rather than relying on a static brand list. The charger or vehicle must be able to communicate with OVO to measure eligible smart charging.
For chargers with direct OVO integration, see our best smart EV charger guide. Compare OVO's rate against every UK tariff in the UK EV Charging Cost Index.
