Defence Discount Service Reviews 

946
TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

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Considering 439 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the staff for being exceptionally helpful, polite, and professional when guiding them through various account and card applications. People deeply appreciate the prompt, clear, and effective assistance provided via email to quickly resolve frustrating technical problems. However, some people mentioned that it is impossible to speak with someone directly because phone lines are closed. Consumers also noted that receiving an initial reply to support tickets can sometimes take several days over busy periods. Others experienced occasional confusion or delays regarding membership eligibility rules and digital access recovery.

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Customer service

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wanted to book holiday with Riviera travel for 10% discount, but they do not recognise DDS! But did recognise Blue Light (BL), logged into DDS to see if they had a crossover number I could use, as BL... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had an issue with a discount code on the DDS website and raised a question. Tracy responded very shortly and requested further information. I supplied this and by the next day I had a very compreh... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My old Defence Discount account had lapsed and I wanted to see whether I was eligible for a new one. As a retired MoD Civil Servant of 40 years standing I was hoping that I could but John explained wh... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

After a period of inactivity with my account, I found I couldn’t log in. Contacted DDS and over a few days, and some verification, Clover was able to reset my access and merge two accounts (didn’t rec... See more

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Customer Service

I had an issue with my renewal. I contacted DDS and Tracy resolved my issue promptly. Thank you

July 16, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hello,

It’s amazing to hear you’ve had a great experience with our service. Thank you for your feedback and support, and we hope you get to make some great savings with us in the future!    

Katie - Defence Discount Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

An outstanding service offering a wide…

An outstanding service offering a wide range of products and services at an ever increasing rate

July 1, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hello,

It’s amazing to hear you’ve had a great experience with our service. Thank you for your feedback and support, and we hope you get to make some great savings with us in the future!

Julie - Defence Discount Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have received the most valuable…

I have received the most valuable support and assistance from Khyati, who was very helpful and I am extremely grateful. Thank you

July 10, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hello,

It’s great to hear that you are happy with the service you have received. Thank you for your feedback and support!

Julie - Defence Discount Service

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Initially amazing and formerly exclusive

Initially amazing and exclusive by design
Later discovered a serious inability for a sufficient excuse as to their actions and conflicting statements, where honesty could cost more than a job or a service contract.

Failure to recognise service eligibility despite the requirement being standard blanket and fobbing off to the “designed to be lesser BLC for lesser services” whilst contradicting themselves re: closure

Almost amounts to a serious breach of contract. Can see why they closed their phone line.

Comparable to already publicly accessible discounts.

June 30, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Good Morning,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review and rating. 

We're sorry you didn't enjoy your experience with us today. Feedback from our members is crucial to us, and we use it to continually improve our service and make it better for you and our other members.

We don't want you feeling dissatisfied with our efforts today, so we would appreciate you sending an email to Help@defencediscountservice.co.uk (mailto:Help@bluelightcard.co.uk) with the subject line 'Trust Pilot (Your name)' and providing a summary so we can chat to you about your review and see what we can do.

Many Thanks
___________________
The Blue Light Card Team

Here for you because you're here for all of us 💙

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Customer Service

Reece was very helpful sorting out my request to change my email address on my account. The experience was very quick and easy. I am very happy.

July 7, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hello,

It’s great to hear that you are happy with the service you have received. Thank you for your feedback and support!

Julie - Defence Discount Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful in swiftly replying to…

Very helpful in swiftly replying to emails.
TOP QUALITY HELP

July 4, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hello,

We are delighted to hear you’ve had a great experience with our service. Thank you for your feedback and support!

Julie - Defence Discount Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service

Khyati was very quick to solve my issue. Polite and professional.

July 2, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hello,

We are delighted to hear you’ve had a great experience with our service. Thank you for your feedback and support!

Julie - Defence Discount Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had difficulty logging into my…

I had difficulty logging into my account. Lorenzo at DDS was very helpful, identified and resolved the issue immediately.

July 3, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hello,

We are very happy to hear you’ve had a great experience with our service. Thank you for your feedback and support!

Julie - Defence Discount Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good interaction via email

Very good interaction via email, but a little annoying when you have mental health issues (as I have) and prefer to talk directly.

June 30, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hello,

It’s great to hear that you are happy with the service you have received. Thank you for your feedback and support!

Julie - Defence Discount Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

Great experience

June 27, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hello,

It’s great to hear that you are happy with the service you have received. Thank you for your feedback and support!

Julie - Defence Discount Service

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I experienced issues logging into my account

I experienced issues logging into the account when I first created it, even after the account was approved. I contacted the support team and Reece provided clear information on how to resolve the issues in a timely manner.

June 24, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hello,

We are very happy to hear you’ve had a great experience with our service. Thank you for your feedback and support!    

Polly - Defence Discount Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had an issue with getting my address…

I had an issue with getting my address accepted on the system and providing my ID. I sent an email request and it was responded to very quickly. My issues were dealt with Khyati who was very professional and sorted out my issues very quickly. I look forward to receiving my discount card shortly.

June 25, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hello,

It’s great to hear that you are happy with the service you have received. Thank you for your feedback and support!  

Polly - Defence Discount Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service

Reece dealt with my problem, providing a solution to the issue and it was resolved within 48 hours. Excellent customer service.

June 22, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hello,

It’s amazing to hear you’ve had a great experience with our service. Thank you for your feedback and support, and we hope you get to make some great savings with us in the future!

Katie - Defence Discount Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very professional and sorted my issue…

Very professional and sorted my issue out. no halsel

June 24, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hello,

We are very happy to hear you’ve had a great experience with our service. Thank you for your feedback and support!

Katie - Defence Discount Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service from Customer Advisor…

Excellent service from Customer Advisor Reece, I had trouble with my ID keep being rejected when applying for the card but Reece sorted it out and I was finally able to join and get a Blue Light card.

June 23, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hello,

It’s great to hear that you are happy with the service you have received. Thank you for your feedback and support!

Katie - Defence Discount Service

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Waste of time

Waste of time, they never sent me a card or a bloody refund or acknowledged I had an account

June 19, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hi Tony Howard,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review and rating. 

We're sorry you didn't enjoy your experience with us today. Feedback from our members is crucial to us, and we use it to continually improve our service and make it better for you and our other members.

We don't want you feeling dissatisfied with our efforts today, so we would appreciate you sending an email to Help@defencediscountservice.co.uk (mailto:Help@bluelightcard.co.uk) with the subject line 'Trust Pilot (Your name)' and providing a summary so we can chat to you about your review and see what we can do.

Many Thanks
___________________
The Defence Discount Service Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Information search

I received a prompt reply with the information I needed. I was impressed.

June 18, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hello,

It’s amazing to hear you’ve had a great experience with our service. Thank you for your feedback and support, and we hope you get to make some great savings with us in the future!

Katie - Defence Discount Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I wanted to change my e-mail address…

I wanted to change my e-mail address online, but couldn't quite work out how to do it. I submitted a request and Khyati sorted the issue for me very quickly and efficiently.

June 18, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hello,

We are delighted to hear you’ve had a great experience with our service. Thank you for your feedback and support!

Katie - Defence Discount Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Renewal of membership

I had trouble renewing my membership but with the help of Reece and others it was eventually resolved. Communication and information was easy to follow.

June 17, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hello, 

We are delighted to hear you’ve had a great experience with our service. Thank you for your feedback and support!

Polly - Defence Discount Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Have bought 5 cars over the last few…

Have bought 5 cars over the last few years, the latest being a new Kia Sportage. Used my card and got just over £7000 discount. Saved well over £20,000 in the last 6 or 7 years. Unbelievable savings. Also used for clothes, shoes and groceries

May 21, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hello,

It’s amazing to hear you’ve had a great experience with our service. Thank you for your feedback and support, and we hope you get to make some great savings with us in the future!

Julie - Defence Discount Service

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