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OVO Charge Anytime Premium is a monthly electric vehicle charging package combining managed home charging, public charging credit, charger insurance and additional vehicle-maintenance benefits. The plan costs ยฃ37.50 a month including VAT. It includes up to 250 kilowatt hours of qualifying home smart charging each month, an annual ยฃ120 public-charging voucher, EV charger cover, a ClearWatt battery-health assessment and a 15 per cent discount on a Kwik Fit Club subscription. OVO estimates that the home allowance could provide approximately 1,000 miles a month for an electric vehicle achieving four miles per kilowatt hour. Actual mileage depends on the car, weather, charging losses and driving conditions. Charge Anytime Premium is an addition to an eligible OVO household electricity tariff. It is not a complete home-energy tariff and does not reduce the cost of electricity used by ordinary appliances, heating, hot water or a home battery. This guide was checked on 11 July 2026.
The current Premium package includes: The ยฃ37.50 monthly charge produces a total subscription cost of ยฃ450 over twelve months. The home-charging allowance is larger than the 175 kWh included with OVO Standard. However, the public-charging voucher remains ยฃ120 on both plans. Premium's additional value therefore comes mainly from the higher home allowance, ClearWatt assessment and Kwik Fit discount.
Electricity entering the property is initially recorded using the unit rate on the customer's normal OVO tariff. OVO then identifies electricity used for qualifying managed EV charging. It applies a Charge Anytime credit to the energy account so that smart charging within the 250 kWh monthly allowance is effectively charged at zero pence per kilowatt hour on the household electricity bill. The customer instead pays the separate ยฃ37.50 monthly subscription. The allowance resets each month. Any electricity left unused is not carried into the following month. If the customer smart charges more than 250 kWh, electricity above the allowance is charged at the normal household tariff rate. Urgent or boost charging is also charged at the ordinary home rate rather than being included in the plan. This makes charging behaviour important. A customer who regularly overrides OVO's schedule may receive less value than someone able to leave the vehicle connected for several hours.
OVO's mileage illustration assumes an efficiency of four miles per kilowatt hour. At that efficiency: 250 kWh ร 4 miles per kWh = 1,000 miles a month Across twelve months, the plan provides a maximum home allowance of: 250 kWh ร 12 = 3,000 kWh At four miles per kilowatt hour, this represents approximately 12,000 miles of annual home charging. A vehicle achieving three miles per kilowatt hour would obtain roughly 750 miles a month from the allowance. A more efficient vehicle achieving 4.5 miles per kilowatt hour could theoretically obtain around 1,125 miles. These figures should be treated as driving-energy illustrations rather than guarantees. Electricity drawn from the grid is not transferred into the vehicle battery with perfect efficiency. Cold weather, motorway driving, heating and battery conditioning can also reduce the distance achieved from each kilowatt hour.
When the full 250 kWh allowance is used, the subscription works out at: ยฃ37.50 divided by 250 kWh = 15 pence per kWh This figure ignores the value of the public voucher, insurance and other benefits. If the customer uses only 150 kWh during the month, the effective subscription cost rises to 25 pence per kilowatt hour. At 100 kWh, it becomes 37.5 pence per kilowatt hour. The Premium plan is therefore most competitive when the customer regularly uses most of the monthly allowance. A customer whose mileage changes considerably from one month to another may find Charge Anytime Pay As You Go more suitable because that option charges only for the electricity actually smart charged.
Using the full Premium allowance for one year gives 3,000 kWh of managed home charging. At the current Charge Anytime Pay As You Go rate of 14 pence per kilowatt hour, the same amount would cost: 3,000 kWh ร ยฃ0.14 = ยฃ420 The Premium plan costs ยฃ450 a year. For home charging alone, Premium is therefore ยฃ30 more expensive than Pay As You Go when the complete allowance is used. However, Premium also includes: - ClearWatt services with a combined recommended retail price of approximately ยฃ55 The three benefits with stated cash values total approximately ยฃ217 before considering the tyre discount. If the customer would otherwise pay for and fully use those services, the package may provide substantially more value than Pay As You Go. The comparison becomes much less favourable where the customer rarely uses public chargers, already has charger insurance or has little interest in the battery-health assessment.
OVO adds the annual voucher to the customer's public-charging wallet in the OVO Charge app. The credit can be used through more than 400,000 participating charge points across the UK and Europe, including networks such as InstaVolt, Osprey, MFG and Ionity. OVO estimates that ยฃ120 could provide around 600 miles of public charging. This assumes an average charging price of 80 pence per kilowatt hour and a vehicle efficiency of four miles per kilowatt hour. Actual mileage will depend on the public network price. Expensive ultra-rapid charging will use the voucher more quickly than slower destination charging. The voucher renews annually on the customer's plan anniversary. Unused credit expires at renewal. Remaining credit is also removed if the customer cancels the monthly plan, switches to Pay As You Go or leaves OVO. It should therefore be valued according to the amount the customer genuinely expects to use, not automatically treated as ยฃ120 of guaranteed savings.
Premium includes insurance for an eligible domestic EV charger. OVO states that the cover protects against faults, accidental damage, fire, vandalism and theft. It aims to arrange assistance within 24 hours and includes qualifying repairs up to ยฃ2,000 for each claim. A ยฃ30 excess applies to each new claim. Eligibility includes owning the charger, not using it to generate income and having a unit with an output no greater than 22 kW. Geographic and other insurance conditions also apply. The customer must activate the insurance separately after the monthly plan begins. The cover ends when the Charge Anytime monthly plan ends. Its practical value may be limited while the charger remains protected by a manufacturer or installation warranty. Customers should also check whether their home insurance already provides similar protection.
Premium includes an annual ClearWatt battery-health service. ClearWatt uses real-world vehicle data to assess battery condition, practical driving range and charging performance. OVO describes the service as a yearly battery "MOT" that may help an owner understand the condition of the most valuable component in the vehicle. The customer receives a code through the perks section of the OVO Charge app. It must be redeemed through ClearWatt within twelve months. A new code is provided annually while the customer remains on an eligible plan. OVO gives the combined recommended retail price of the ClearWatt battery-health assessment and EV insights service as ยฃ54.98. The report is not the same as a manufacturer battery warranty decision. It is an independent assessment based on available vehicle and driving data. It may be particularly useful for an older EV, a vehicle approaching the end of its warranty or an owner planning to sell the car.
Premium customers receive a link providing 15 per cent off a Kwik Fit Club subscription. The subscription can include tyre replacement and related services according to the Kwik Fit package selected. The actual saving depends on the vehicle, tyre size and quoted monthly subscription. This is a discount rather than free tyres. The Kwik Fit Club agreement is separate from Charge Anytime. OVO states that it is a 24-month subscription, although it can be cancelled under Kwik Fit's conditions. Its billing cycle does not have to match the OVO monthly-plan cycle. A customer should not join solely because of the discount without comparing the subscription cost with buying tyres as required.
The customer needs a compatible OVO pay-monthly electricity account, a communicating smart meter and half-hourly meter-data sharing. They also need either a compatible electric vehicle or a compatible smart charger. Both do not need to be supported. Where both are compatible, OVO recommends connecting through the charger. Solar customers must use a suitable solar-compatible charger connection. OVO's compatibility list was last updated in April 2026. Compatibility should be checked before joining because manufacturer software and integrations can change. The vehicle or charger must also maintain an internet connection. Missing charging data can prevent OVO from identifying the session as qualifying smart charging.
Standard costs ยฃ27.50 a month and includes 175 kWh of home charging. Premium costs ยฃ37.50 and includes 250 kWh. The ยฃ10 monthly difference provides an additional 75 kWh of charging, ClearWatt battery assessment and Kwik Fit discount. Both include the same ยฃ120 public voucher and charger cover. Over a year, Premium costs ยฃ120 more and includes up to 900 kWh of additional home charging. At the Pay As You Go rate of 14 pence, that additional electricity would cost ยฃ126. Premium can therefore be slightly cheaper than Standard plus Pay As You Go overage where the extra allowance is used consistently, even before the additional perks are considered.
OVO Charge Anytime Premium is best suited to a driver covering close to 1,000 home-charged miles a month and expecting to use public charging during longer journeys. It may be particularly attractive to someone with an older EV who values an annual battery assessment and a home charger no longer fully protected by its original warranty. Standard may be better for a driver using less than 175 kWh a month. Pay As You Go may be more suitable where mileage varies or the included perks have little practical value. Higher-mileage customers should compare Standard Plus and Premium Plus, which include larger home allowances and ยฃ240 annual public-charging vouchers. Premium provides a broader ownership package than a simple charging rate. Its financial value depends on using most of the 250 kWh allowance and genuinely benefiting from the public credit, charger insurance, battery assessment and tyre discount.
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