OVO Charge Anytime Standard Plus Monthly Plan Explained

What the monthly plan includes

The current Standard Plus package includes: The monthly fee of £59.50 produces an annual subscription cost of £714 if the customer remains enrolled for twelve complete months. The public voucher and other benefits are included within this price rather than being charged separately by OVO.

• Up to 350 kWh of managed home EV charging each month
• A £240 annual public-charging voucher
• EV charger insurance
• A yearly ClearWatt battery-health assessment and EV insights service
• A 15 per cent Kwik Fit Club subscription discount

How the home-charging allowance works

Electricity used by the property is initially billed at the customer's ordinary OVO electricity rate. OVO then identifies the electricity used during qualifying smart EV charging and applies a Charge Anytime credit to the energy account. For a monthly-plan customer, the credit reduces the effective price of qualifying smart charging within the allowance to zero pence per kilowatt hour on the electricity bill. The customer instead pays the fixed £59.50 monthly plan fee. The bill should show the Charge Anytime credit and monthly-plan charge as separate entries. The allowance resets every month. Unused electricity cannot be carried forward. A customer using only 250 kWh in one month cannot transfer the remaining 100 kWh into the next month. Smart charging above the 350 kWh allowance is not credited and is charged at the household's normal electricity rate. Urgent, boost or manually overridden charging is also charged at the ordinary household rate rather than being deducted from the monthly allowance.

What 350 kWh means for annual driving

OVO's mileage illustration assumes that the vehicle travels four miles for each kilowatt hour. At that efficiency: 350 kWh × 4 miles per kWh = 1,400 miles a month. Across twelve months, the maximum home allowance is: 350 kWh × 12 = 4,200 kWh. At four miles per kilowatt hour, that amount represents approximately 16,800 miles of theoretical annual driving. OVO describes the plan more conservatively as suitable for around 16,000 annual home-charged miles. Actual mileage varies. A large electric SUV achieving 2.8 miles per kilowatt hour could travel about 980 miles from the monthly allowance. A vehicle achieving 3.5 miles per kilowatt hour could travel about 1,225 miles. A highly efficient car achieving 4.5 miles per kilowatt hour could theoretically travel around 1,575 miles. Vehicle efficiency can be reduced by motorway speeds, cold weather, cabin heating, battery conditioning, heavy loads and frequent short journeys.

Effective cost of the home allowance

When the entire 350 kWh allowance is used, the monthly subscription works out at: £59.50 divided by 350 kWh = 17 pence per kilowatt hour. That figure ignores the value of the public-charging voucher, insurance, battery assessment and tyre discount. The effective charging price rises sharply when the customer uses less than the full allowance. At 300 kWh a month, the subscription cost is approximately 19.8 pence per kilowatt hour. At 250 kWh, it is 23.8 pence per kilowatt hour. At 200 kWh, it rises to almost 29.8 pence per kilowatt hour. Standard Plus is therefore most suitable where household mileage consistently uses a large proportion of the allowance. A driver whose charging varies considerably may be better served by Charge Anytime Pay As You Go, which charges only for qualifying electricity actually used.

Comparing Standard Plus with Pay As You Go

Using the complete 350 kWh allowance for twelve months provides 4,200 kWh of home smart charging. At the current Charge Anytime Pay As You Go rate of 14 pence per kilowatt hour, the same electricity would cost: 4,200 kWh × £0.14 = £588. Standard Plus costs £714 a year. For home charging alone, Standard Plus is therefore £126 more expensive than Pay As You Go when the full allowance is used. The additional value comes from the £240 public voucher and other included benefits. The Pay As You Go rate and monthly-plan allowances have applied since 1 April 2026. OVO advertises the charger cover as worth £42 a year and the ClearWatt service as worth about £55. When combined with the £240 public voucher, these benefits have a stated value of approximately £337 before the Kwik Fit discount is considered. If the customer uses the full home allowance, spends the entire public voucher and genuinely values the cover and battery assessment, Standard Plus can offer greater overall value than Pay As You Go. Someone who rarely charges publicly, already has charger protection and does not need a battery assessment may receive much less benefit.

The £240 public-charging voucher

Standard Plus includes twice the public-charging credit provided by the Standard and Premium plans. The £240 voucher is added to the customer's public-charging wallet in the OVO Charge app. It can be used at more than 400,000 participating charge points across the UK and Europe, including networks such as InstaVolt, Osprey, MFG and Ionity. OVO estimates that the voucher could provide around 1,200 miles of public charging. That estimate assumes: Actual mileage depends on the individual charge-point price and vehicle efficiency. Ultra-rapid motorway charging can consume the voucher more quickly than slower destination charging. The voucher renews on the annual anniversary of the monthly plan. Unused credit expires at renewal and is removed if the customer cancels the monthly plan, switches to Pay As You Go or leaves OVO. It should therefore be valued according to likely use rather than automatically treated as a £240 cash saving.

• A vehicle efficiency of four miles per kilowatt hour
• Approximately 300 kWh of public charging
• An average public charging cost of 80 pence per kilowatt hour

EV charger cover

Standard Plus includes insurance for an eligible domestic EV charger. The cover protects against qualifying faults, accidental damage, fire, vandalism and theft. OVO states that the service aims to provide assistance within 24 hours and includes repairs subject to a limit of £2,000 for each claim. A £30 excess applies to each new claim. The customer must own the charger, it must not be used to generate income and its output must not exceed 22 kW. Geographic and other eligibility restrictions also apply. The customer must activate the cover after the monthly plan starts. The cover ends when the Charge Anytime monthly plan ends. Its value may be limited where the charger remains under a manufacturer or installation warranty, or where similar protection is already provided by home insurance.

ClearWatt battery-health assessment

Standard Plus includes an annual ClearWatt EV battery-health assessment. The service uses real-world vehicle information to assess battery condition, likely driving range and charging performance. OVO describes it as a yearly battery "MOT" and states that the service is worth approximately £55. The assessment can be useful for an older EV, a car approaching the end of its battery warranty or a vehicle that may soon be sold. It is not the same as a manufacturer warranty inspection or an official decision that a battery qualifies for replacement. The customer must redeem the ClearWatt benefit through the OVO Charge app within the stated validity period.

Kwik Fit Club discount

Standard Plus also includes a 15 per cent discount on a Kwik Fit Club subscription. The club can spread the cost of qualifying tyres and associated services through a separate subscription. The exact financial saving depends on the vehicle, tyre size and package selected. The benefit does not provide free tyres. The Kwik Fit arrangement is a separate contract, and its duration or cancellation rules may differ from the Charge Anytime monthly plan. Customers should compare the discounted subscription with purchasing tyres independently before assigning a value to the benefit.

Smart-meter and device requirements

Charge Anytime requires the customer to be on an eligible OVO pay-monthly energy tariff and pay by Direct Debit. The property needs a communicating smart meter capable of providing half-hourly readings. OVO currently supports SMETS2 meters from any manufacturer and Secure-manufactured SMETS1 meters, subject to communication and account compatibility. The customer also needs either a compatible electric vehicle or a compatible charger. OVO's compatibility list was last updated in April 2026. Where both the car and charger are supported, OVO recommends connecting through the charger. The connected device must maintain a working internet connection. If the car or charger goes offline, OVO may be unable to identify charging as eligible smart charging, meaning no Charge Anytime credit is applied for that period.

Using Standard Plus with more than one EV

OVO markets Standard Plus as suitable for households with multiple electric vehicles. The total monthly allowance remains 350 kWh for the account. It is not multiplied by the number of cars. A two-EV household must therefore consider the combined consumption of both vehicles. If each car requires 200 kWh a month, the household would use 400 kWh in total and exceed the allowance by 50 kWh. The technical setup must also allow OVO to identify the charging correctly through the registered compatible car or charger arrangement. A compatible home charger used by more than one vehicle may be particularly useful, but the precise device and account setup should be confirmed before joining.

Solar panels

Only electricity imported from the grid during qualifying smart charging receives a Charge Anytime credit. Electricity supplied directly from the customer's solar panels is excluded because it was not purchased from OVO. Solar households must currently use an OVO-recognised solar-compatible charger, and a current-transformer clamp may be needed to distinguish solar generation from grid electricity. Using solar electricity directly may still be cheaper than using the monthly allowance, particularly where the alternative is exporting solar power at a lower rate. The monthly plan should not encourage a household to buy grid electricity unnecessarily when surplus solar energy is available.

Comparing Standard Plus with Premium

Premium costs £37.50 a month and includes 250 kWh of home charging and a £120 annual public voucher. Standard Plus costs £22 more each month and provides: Both plans include charger cover, ClearWatt and the Kwik Fit discount. Across a year, Standard Plus costs £264 more than Premium. The additional home allowance totals 1,200 kWh, which would cost £168 at the Pay As You Go rate. Adding the extra £120 public voucher gives a combined stated charging value of £288. Standard Plus can therefore provide better value where the customer regularly uses the extra home allowance and the additional public voucher. Premium may be more economical where home charging remains below 250 kWh a month.

• An additional 100 kWh of home charging each month
• An additional £120 of annual public-charging credit

Comparing Standard Plus with Premium Plus

Premium Plus costs £79.50 a month and includes 500 kWh of home smart charging. It has the same £240 public voucher and the same core additional benefits as Standard Plus. The £20 monthly difference provides an extra 150 kWh of home charging. Using the complete extra allowance gives an effective price of approximately 13.3 pence per additional kilowatt hour. Premium Plus is likely to be stronger where combined household EV charging regularly approaches 500 kWh a month. Standard Plus may be better where demand generally remains between 250 and 350 kWh and the customer would not use the larger allowance.

Changing or cancelling the plan

There is no long-term contract attached to the Charge Anytime monthly plan. Customers can switch to another monthly package or Pay As You Go through their OVO account. Changes take effect at the end of the current month. Cancellation also takes effect at month end. The customer pays the full final monthly fee and can continue using the allowance and benefits until the plan closes. Unused allowances do not receive a refund. Unredeemed third-party benefits and remaining public voucher credit can be lost when the plan ends. The underlying household energy tariff remains separate and may have its own exit fees.

Who is most likely to benefit?

OVO Charge Anytime Standard Plus is most suitable for a high-mileage driver or multi-EV household using close to 350 kWh of managed home charging each month. It is particularly attractive where the customer regularly uses public rapid chargers and can spend most or all of the £240 annual voucher. The plan may also offer value to someone who needs EV charger insurance and would use the ClearWatt and Kwik Fit benefits. Premium may be better where monthly home charging stays below 250 kWh. Premium Plus may be stronger where charging regularly exceeds 350 kWh. Pay As You Go may be more economical where mileage varies considerably or the additional benefits would go unused. Standard Plus provides a substantial combined home and public charging package. Its value depends on consistent high mileage and using the included benefits rather than simply having access to them.