Ovo Energy You Should Be Ashamed Of Yourselves
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- Ovo Energy You Should Be Ashamed Of Yourselves. How can energy providers be allowed to hike up their costs like this in one year? This can't be right. I have been with Ovo for the past 6 or so years and this is the first time they have hiked up the cost of energy to these over inflated amounts. What do you think?
After nearly 2 years of this pandemic where people's earnings have plummeted due to lockdown, How can it be justified to set these new price increases and expect people to be able to afford them. Dark times ahead as they all follow suit. Is this a cartel, only time will tell.
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I tell you something else you wouldn’t believe. Ovo actually charged my account for the £66 monthly government support. They put that £66 into my bank account and then showed it as refund on my bills and added to the balance I owe them. Please check if they have done the same to others as well
They did this to me!! So I ended up in debt with them as they refunded me the money to my bank instead of keeping it in my credit
I got passed from SSE to OVO, been with them over a year and even though I submit a monthly meter reading their prices are all over the place. Had enough, have had a good quote and heard good things about Octopus Energy.
Time for some 'how to bypass your meter' tutorials Martin lol!!
Just leave Merlin around the meter for a couple of hours; he’s managed to bypassed that new gate in the fence, so I’m sure he’ll figure out how to do the same to the meter 😂 The mischievous, but clever pup 🐶
Yes please me to . 😊
I were with ovo and when I told them I were moving house they sent me a final bill which I paid. 2 months later they sent me another final bill for nearly £1k I questioned this and they told me I had 2 electric supplies into the property both bills had completely different MPAN numbers to the original mpan number for the actual meter fitted at the property. 3 yrs later they are still trying to get me to pay the bill 🙄
It didn't take me long to find out what twisters OVO are. I still have old meters because I don't want smart meters otherwise they get to own your bank account. So I play a straight bat and send a reading every month and pay by cheque but they "lose" my cheques yet still cash them so I have to deduct these payments from the bills they send me
Writing phoning emailing them is just a vain task as they literally don't care. They have now sent me a letter to inform me they have a warrant of access. How the hell do they obtain a warrant without me being able to represent my side? If they cannot gain access (which they wont) they will cut off the supply in the road. If they do that or a prepayment meter it will kill me because I am old and not in good health. But the biggest lie they peddle is that their energy comes from renewable. LIARS IT COMES FROM FRENCH NUCLEAR.
I've never changed my meters either - ovo are hassling me to get a smart meter but I'm not budging!
Yep, we're heading down the same road here in Australia. No coal, just green, green, green. Forget about the people. I expect folks will go back to wood fires just to keep warm - how's that for the environment. Some councils here even want to ban charcoal outdoor barbecues. 😤
How crazy is that. You use less coal = Bigger exports to China which the Australian economy relies heavily on.
NOOOOO. Not the Barbe. It’s world wide known the Aussie has bbq on the beach at Christmas 🎅. Gis a nod and I’ll send you some briquettes 😂
Anyone moaning about this can blame the tories. Absolutely running this country into the ground. I would use foul language, but I dont think its appropriate!
Martin wholesale prices have shot up. Dunno if you watch Martin Lewis on ITV, but he's saying do nothing if deal ends etc. Might be worth looking his advice up. Energy companies are trying to recoup their costs as those fixed, and on variables are capped so they running at a loss. Pity solar panels are so dear to plaster the roof with
Just wait 'til they go up again in April ! Just bought two hooded dressing gowns. One large, one xxl to go over top. The 'monk' look is this winter's hottest trend.😉👍
Been with Ovo a while like you Martin, I have just gone onto their variable tariff this month & i will ride the storm out then change sometime next year. I changed my electric meter to a smart meter & now have issues (their readings are different to what the meter says) that I'm waiting for them to sort it.
Gas Meter didn't change luckily & won't now. Good luck whatever you choose👍
Terrible customer service.
They complains department called me from withheld number like scummers.
Rubbers
I have been with SSE, who were taken over by OVO energy 2 years ago. SSE have become more South African and Philippino in customer service than the Scottish voices I was used to from 2008 to 2020. Bills have been increased like you, so I will move my utility provider to someone else. Let us know who you choose.
Had the same problem, Eric - thieving sassenachs !!
I been discriminated by South African costumer service they call them collecting team. So you can’t even call costumer service to them
Everyone is the same, the general advice is to go onto the government’s standard tariff that cap what they are all charging
I've just found your video as I'm starting to have the same issue Lol we checked the usage and have used 12 percent less gas this year than last and it's doubled in price 🤣
My OVO bill was very high to fixed renew . The thing I don’t get if anyone can answer is they say they are 100% renewable energy. If it’s renewable energy why is it so expensive? I assume it’s wind farms and solar panels. Why are they joining in with the rises 😡
That’s got to be a mistake surely! Absolutely ridiculous if it’s correct, we are entering some very tricky and dark times brother, these companys only care about profit and calculate into the rise the amount of people who will leave to ensure they win. I’m shocked at this
Its across the board Steve. War on the people this is.
You been ovo charged 😲😂😂😂
I’ll get me coat 😂😂😂
I had a new gas meter installed and sent a picture to OVO of the old reading and new reading. What do they do, they still think I'm on the old meter and sent me a bill for £1400 for gas for one month during the hottest month ever and haven't had any gas on. They are a shambles. They still haven't corrected their bill after countless phone calls and emails.
Take a look at Marty T and his solar cost saving systems (PVs connected directly to boiler etc, it is the inverter and batteries that cost). Also get a heat camera and find where your house is "leaking" and stop it. The prices only seem to go up so best to be as self sufficient as possible. For what they are asking you could build a pretty sweet setup.
Could get a lot of solar panels on Martins roof
Exactly what I was going to say
Mine is Utility Warehouse, since October my monthly direct debit has gone up from £80 to £138 a month. That’s the same (cheapest plan). Not nearly as much as Martin’s, but for me that’s a £600 increase, and my income has not gone up. And I went from being in credit in October, to being estimated to be in deficit, because they have increased the price.
Great vid Martin 👍 it's shocking price of stuff at the moment
I am with SSE and yesterday got an email saying they have been taken over by OVO! They said my current prices wont go up - I guess they are lying to me too. I hear Octopus are one of the best
Octopus don't appear to be taking new customers at the moment.
You are right, it is z disgrace. I also feel that we are being robbed, and no one cares. We are praying monthly, what we used to pay every 3 months, since OVO took charge....and also there is always something another fee " in debt ", they charge after paying your actual meter reading. Absolute Disgraceful
Changed mine few months ago with British gas gone on a fixed rate till 2023 , glad I did as there prices as gone up quite a lot then you have to look at the petrol and diesel prices at the minute rip off Britain 🇬🇧
I done a 1 year fixed with Igloo, they went bust, done a 1 year fixed with Avro they went bust, now been put with Octopus
I'm so proud of you for having the stones to complain ! I don't live there but the same is happening here ! Make your voice heard keep at em !!! Here we call it price gouging !
I suspect they want to price gas so high to make you switch to one of the new hydrogen boilers.
Edf worse bills are a shambles !overcharging on an all-ready high bill!! Ignored when you complain!!
I “owe” then about two thousand seven hundred pounds and I live in a little bungalow with no heating and not at home half the time. They need investigating.
Scottish power has just offered me a deal , it’s still more than last year but I can continue to shop around and change any time with no exit fees. They were very fair.
We have a publicly owned power district here. The fixed-rate is about $130 USD a month, or roughly 60 Pound Sterling monthly. You're getting gouged for sure.
Insanely expensive that can’t be a fair price regardless of any shortages
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOU OPINION ABOUT THIS MOTHERF..... THEY ARE MAKING MY LIFE A HELL..........HORRIBLE COMPANY. NO matter how much people are trying to get a correction the department do not do anything.
Is there a " F - Off " box option you can click on Martin ? .... What really annoys me is these companies ringing or door calling older or more vonerable people & sweet talking them into a con job plan & it's only months later they realize they're trapped into a yearly binding contract.
It's a nightmare at the moment. Martin Lewis mentioned this in his programme the other week. Advice is to stay on the variable with government's cap.
Guess why I have installed 93 solar-panels of 360w each on my roof. I use ed last year 43000 kWh of electricity for heating etc. When I get the possibility I will install a wood furnace in my hose to help with the heating. Today I have a heat pump system but it will always need the electricity, it's more efficient than just plane electric furnace but it's still draws a lot of power. The only thing you can be sure of is that the power company will not lower the price....
Good video Martin it's all down to off gem with the prices
Knee jerk reaction by the government closing all the coal fired generating stations relying on wind and wave power, but due to low wind during the summer there was a low power supply problem and the UK had to bring two mothballed coal power stations back online just to get through the summer. God help us if we get a cold winter there'll be power cuts like we had in the early 70s.
yup - thats the whole scam that is the green-wash - need a proper right wing government for many reasons
Plus Boris selling off the gas stocks
They haven't closed 'all the coal fired generating stations' though. 🤔
@@FFVoyager
There's two in the UK and one in Ireland left.
I hive metar reading every mouth they still can't give me a bill with the reading I've given them. Plus how does my metar tall which is renewable energy from any other
I moved house on the 23rd of September and inherited some prepaid meters by Boost which is a part of Ovo. There blocking my switch to my previous supplier and I can't get hold of them on the phone.
The phone line just goes dead when I've been on hold for an hour. The one time I did get through to them, they refused to talk to me because I was on supply. They only want to talk to people who are off supply.
Emailing them is just as bad. I have sent several emails and had no reply to any of them.
A week ago having given up on "faster options" I sent them a letter of complaint by 1st class post, guess what, I've not heard back from them.
This company as zero customer service, so if you want to deal with a company whom you can talk to when needed, choose another company.
I sent a letter to the Managing Director with a bill for my time wasted for trying to contact them and gave them a deadline to pay or I would take them to a small claims court. I got a letter back with an offer of compensation to which I accepted.
Same here. I pay by cheque and they "lose" my cheques even though they cash them. They want to force me onto a prepaid meter. Here is how to contact them. Run up a debt persistently till they phone you. Then phone back on that number and you will be answered in under a minute.
Gas prices have skyrocketed. Partly their fault for being part of green garbage.
OVO/SSE is the worse energy suppliers they have the crappiest customer service, thats why my dad switched from SSE/OVO to EDF
Are their estimated gas usage figure correct? At the estimated 45,554kWh that equates to over 127kWh every day of the year? The UKPower website suggest the average high consumption use would be around 17,000. I'd check there estimated usage figures.
Hi Martin, they are ALL at it mate !.
My current contract ends next week.
I am with EDF energy and have an electric car, they want to treble my electricity and gas prices IF we opt for a new fixed deal for two years.
You have no choice other to go with the standard variable tariff for now unfortunately mate.
Switching is not an option right now either.
We as a country, are too dependant on our gas supplies from other countries.
Most of our power stations are gas powered, so we are getting double shafted.
What I find hard to understand is this, EDF which is a French company, use's a lot of nuclear energy for their power stations.
There has been no massive increase in the price of that type of fuel ?.
But now we have left Europe, these people are going to exploit every opportunity to shaft the UK in anyway they can, and supplying energy is the quickest route !.
We need to stop burning fossil fuels period, being almost totally reliant on other countries suppling this energy is asking for big trouble !.
As an island, we need to be more self-sufficient or we are going to have to get ready to paying what these people want to charge us !.
The figures you should be looking at are the unit prices.
I look at all figures
where is government who is controlling those companies?
The advice for the moment Martin, although it looks/sounds wrong is to stay on variable tariffs.
I was lucky and swapped supplier 4 months ago before all the prices went up, onto a 2 year fixed.
@@studaples is that not what I said?
@@SightsWithSteve sorry, my apologies, I just read the 4 months ago bit rather than the fact you posted it 6 months ago, sorry again, my mistake
@@SightsWithSteve ps, I hope it's not a green tariff?
@@studaples oh definitely not, was just a standard 2 year fixed tariff, still has a year august left on it, I’m one of the lucky ones.
Further proof that you cannot believe a word that Ovo Energy say. Everyone should obtain a copy of their licence conditions which are available on line.
Thank you for the Christmas cheer and the lovely letter you sent me just to put eny hope of a nice worry free Christmas the present of my bill going up by £85 z year so cheers mate ill be investing in a log burner
Wow that’s shocking mate I would
Defo be shopping round
Believe it or not the energy companies are losing huge sums of money even on these plans. Electricity prices have skyrocketed along with the price of gas. Unfortunately we have boxed ourselves into a corner by killing off the coal power stations. We are totally reliant on the Russian Gas and they are pushing the prices up and up. I'm all for green energy but we are transitioning too quick and the consumer is paying big time.
Exactly
Sorry you could not be more wrong. Russia supplies 3 percent of our energy usage.Perhaps if we made more use of the energy we posses it would shift the spiral downwards.
@@braaimanook We might only use 3% of russian gas but the rest of europe now wants very little to do with russian gas so its driven prices upwards. We are reliant on gas power stations in the UK to do the bulk of the baseload. Gas power stations are very flexible for the electricity network so becoming less reliant on them will take a long time.
@@Marks-Garage
Whilst what you say is correct, very little of the vast increase we are experiencing can be directly atttributed to Russia, it is still only 3% and that it is hoped this will be phased out in a matter of 8 months. When that is done will we see any dramatic reduction in princes, almost certainly not.
This is something I found on the web which puts things into perpective.
Where does the UK get its oil and gas from?
The UK currently gets its oil and gas from Russia but this is only a fraction (8%) of the fuel products imported to the UK. The vast majority comes from imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), which is transported to the UK by sea from countries such as Qatar and the US. Other reliable suppliers include the Netherlands, Sweden, Belgium. About half of the UK’s gas comes from the North Sea, and a third is sourced from Norway. The UK hopes to have phased out its imports of Russian oil by the end of 2022.
The Russian gas that the UK receives also comes in LNG form but these LNG supplies are very sensitive to global market prices. This is sold to those offering the highest price. The UK market is closely connected to markets in mainland Europe, meaning a price rise on the continent often leads to higher prices here too.
It's happened with all suppliers.
It's a right mess atm mate, electricity prices are silly and it's only going to get worse I feel. You're using a hell of a lot of gas though Martin, are you sure everything's ok with your gas meter? Not judging here, genuinely concerned.
Martin you are correct in that conventionally you want to be on a fixed plan but right now it is better to be on the variable tariff because you are protected by OFGEM’s price cap. Please don’t sign up to one of them fixed tariffs
How can they claim to give you 100% renewable electricity when it’s all fed into the national grid along with all other electricity that is generated
Lets get a full solor setup with battery backup. Will cost 5k to 6 k fitted less gov grant vlog it all the best
Im on universal credit with 1 child under two gas usage a month for my gas and electric is 480 a month i got 850 a month im left woth 110 a month for shopping and essentials its redicilouse im affraide to go to pay as you go because i will never be in gas and electric
Your bills seemed high BEFORE - how many bedrooms / people in your house ?
Its a big 5 bedroomed house bud with 2 kitchens and 3 bathrooms.
Eon are the biggest crooks!
We changed to Scottish Power in August, we fixed took a fixed contract for 2 years, so glad we did, atleast I know what I'm going to be paying for the next 24 month's!. They have people over a barrel and they know it, absolute robbery with violence.
What are you running a blast furnace & lighting up the streets ?
My average per day is electricity 6 kw & gas 4 kw .
( 3 bedroom 1960's semi-detached in the UK ) .
I use a dehumidifier at night in my bedroom, Sucks in cold air and blows out warm air, costs between 60p + 80p a night # much cheaper than gas.
watch all our council tax bills go through the roof providing heating for all those offices, fuel and electricity for all those "greener" vehicles, increased pension contributions and wage rises for all the managers and "officers" at the council as a domino effect of the min wage going up. Then watch the car parks go up in price again.
I was still at school in the 70s, but it's beginning to feel like the winter of discontent is coming all over again.
On a brighter note: A Martin Rant is always a good one 😉
Hi Martin that’s silly money and let’s not forget Ova only use wind or solar derivative energy, which is free!
Take a look at wholesale electricity and gas prices - all the other suppliers will be offering very similar packages. This is a global supply issue not just the suppliers taking advantage of you.
Lucky I got a two year fixed rate 4 months ago but rising wholesale gas prices are the reason for this. Just filled my tank up with diesel today, £1.52 a litre. Bloody Ridiculous !!
Wow! Time to start riding the Bus...?? It has gone up here in the US although not as high as the UK. Here the Bus system is Free due to.... you know "the crisis".
Can't see you getting much better deals., we are all in the same boat. Stinks to high heaven that the wholesale prices have shot up the way they have.... so for a lot of us, it's heat or eat, one or the other...
unbelievable
Time to shop around mate.
Give Utilita a look. If this is what these energy companies have been doing then I am not surprised so many have gone under.
Just had same myself. Never bothered changing ever as just a con. However there has to be slightly better value than this, Although i doubt it.
Saw the title of the video and I instantly thought that this was gonna be another rant video
Someone's got to pay for smart meters Martin, I signed up with Utility Warehouse on Monday £ 48 for gas and £ 46 electric per month ,For a 3 bed semi we got for son.
Have.a look elsewhere. I'm with SSE, part of the OVO group. I bought an electric car and decided to review my charges. I've never experienced such bad service. Absolutely the worst. Hours on the phone, calls dropped while waiting etc. Remember, the standard variable rates can also go down. It's a gamble but if they go up stupidly, you can change without penalty or exit fees on most contracts.I'd definitely check out other providers.
In South Africa our electric has gone up over 300% over a few years and we get what we call loadsheading and we don’t have a choice you still lucky to have a choice who you want to sign up with in South Africa we have only one supplier I hate staying in South Africa
It costs a lot to keep an empire going! Seriously it’s becoming a complete joke, let’s see how much council tax goes up this time......
I hope you took the 3 year fixed?
WTF! £500 a month! Put a jumper on!
They have the blessing of our greedy government who don't care one jot about the poor hard working tax payer. What happened to the prices & incomes board ? I'm with SSE at the moment buy they are changing me to OVO, not that I had a choice. Thank you for posting.
Tell Sharon to get the winter jumpers out, she’s going to be needed them 😂😂
you use almost double the national average. Maybe cut back on the usage. I totally agree with you though, total madness. I use less than 1500kw elec and less than 10000kw gas but Bulb are going to charge me £2200 a year. Mental.
Bloody hell Martin, for that price I would want a forest in my name.
Let us know how much cheaper you find other deals.
they keeeep change past bils
wot bugs me more is that count down clock on the top of the page
They Rip you off and charge u extra money plus all of that they keep accessing ur credit card and stealing money from ur bank account with no authority….
Damn that expensive. Hope you find another company that gives you a better deal.
They are f....ing us now for the money we saved in 2020 during the oil price crash.
I change prividers every year. This year I managed to find one that is even a tiny bit cheaper than this year.
We pay 200€ for our 120 squaremeter house. 500 odd pounds is ridiculous, if it is not a 50 room villa you are living in 😆
Those prices are crazy, I'm I the UK in a 3 bed with insulation and electricity is no more than £500 and Gas last year was £400. I've been working from home and have the computer, printer and TV on constantly.
Who is your energy supplier? Not OVO I take it.
@@MarsTV_Cartoons PowerNI
Best thing about ovo or any other company for that matter are not ur supplier the are a company that bill you. Cadent supply your gas as they do every house in the country ovo just send u a bill
he useing 8981 a year that why as well sounds about right and this was about the time everything shoot up in price atm i use 3350 a year in electric think thats around £950 atm but 1 year ish ago was higher ccoz i think i seen it on my account saying £1280 a year just in electric £2000 for 9k of energy thats not bad i payed about 2 years ago when u posted this video like 1.2k ish for 3350 of energy and coz u use so much energy u best getting solar prob
and i thought robin hood was buried near me in mirfield martin
i pay £80 a month with British gas for my electric, and i though that was a lot.
My costs for the yeah on good old British Gas is £1000 for both 500 each a year
Yeah but you gotta remember Martin, the wholesale price of the sun and wind has gone up.
Haha, nice one.
I think you’ll find they’re all at it, we’re with sse, came out of fixed term at the end of October, new tariffs were double, so for now we’re staying on the variable for the time being, robbing bastards, I’d like to know the justification for these hikes in price. We’re also on oil heating, that price has doubled also, why???? Who knows, it’s disgusting
Yes I agree Neill, its all a cartel in my opinion.
Energy companies are the new Banksters!
We just had the same from a different company. Wanted another £150 a month 🤬🤬🤬🤬. Found some one else.
Why don't you put solar panels up on your roof
They cost money.
Passed onto ovo from sse,, since then my smart meter goes into the red when I use the kettle, it never did that before,,
absolutely shocking its more like a second mortgage ,this friggin country :(
Unbelievable get some sola Pannels on your roof and a orgra cooker u got fire in room
Have you got enconomy 7meter if not your paying for 2 rates instead of one rate.
The night rate is cheaper.