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OVO Charge Anytime: rates, hours and what you'd pay

Different from the rest: the house stays on OVO's normal rate and every kWh that goes into the car is credited back down to 14p, whenever you charge. Unbeatable if you can't charge overnight; dearer than a 7–9p window if you can.

14.0pper kWh flat, car only

—peak rate

Any timecheap window

Yessmart charging needed

Try your own numbers

Miles per year

Your car's efficiency (mi/kWh)

Assumes home charging with 90% of it in the window (100% for flat tariffs). Not sure of your efficiency? Pick your car from the car list.

Key facts

Supplier: OVO
Cheap window: Any time of day — the cheap rate applies to the car's charging only
Eligibility: OVO customer, smart meter, compatible car or charger so OVO can measure what the car used
Exit fee: None
Smart meter: required — every time-of-use tariff needs one

Will your car fill up in the window? A 7 kW charger delivers about 6.3 kWh an hour into the battery. There is no window to worry about.

What popular EVs cost on OVO Charge Anytime

Car	mi/kWh	Per month	On the cap	Saving / yr

OVO Charge Anytime versus the other EV tariffs

Tariff	Off-peak	Peak	Window	Per month*
Utility Warehouse EV	6.9p	27.16p	5 h	£18.89
EDF GoElectric	6.99p	30.0p	7 h	£19.66
Intelligent Octopus Go	8.0p	27.0p	6 h	£21
Octopus Go	8.5p	27.0p	5 h	£22
E.ON Next Drive Smart	8.5p	30.87p	6 h	£23
British Gas EV Power	9.0p	27.5p	5 h	£23
OVO Charge Anytime	14.0p	—	24 h	£30
Standard price cap	26.32p	—	0 h	£56

*8,000 miles a year, 3.5 mi/kWh, home charging. Standing charges excluded. Rates checked 29 September 2026.

Common questions

What is the OVO Charge Anytime off-peak rate?

14.0p per kWh, at any time of day for the car. Rates checked 29 September 2026.

Who can get OVO Charge Anytime?

OVO customer, smart meter, compatible car or charger so OVO can measure what the car used.

Does OVO Charge Anytime have an exit fee?

None.

How much would I save with OVO Charge Anytime?

An 8,000-mile driver in a typical 3.5 mi/kWh EV, charging at home, pays about £30 a month for charging on OVO Charge Anytime against £56 on the price cap — around £313 a year. The rest of the house pays the same flat rate.

Not financial advice. Prices and conditions change; confirm with OVO before switching. Use the calculator to include public charging and your petrol comparison.