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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Response time

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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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4.7

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ripping off ex service people

Bought a reloadable card for a trip away and loaded it with money. When to use it in the restaurant and the pin is missing 2 numbers. We called the number provided with the purchase through defence discount to be told there is nothing they can do! The second person said because the card was activated we have lost the money and the third person laughed! Defence discount are no longer contactable as they have switch off their phone lines so I guess it will have to be a charge back through the bank. You pay for this card and you don’t expect a company to rip off ex service people. Wonder if the press would be interested

February 12, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hi Jay,

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 support@bluelightcard.zendesk.com (mailto:support@bluelightcard.zendesk.com) with the subject line 'Trust Pilot (Your name)' so we can chat to you about your review and see what we can do.

Many Thanks
___________________
The Defence Discount Service Team

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

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lorenzo dealt with my own self induced…

Lorenzo dealt with my own self induced problem with charm and efficiency.

February 10, 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

Amy at the defence discount card service

I dealt with Amy when I encountered a problem when I tried to pay for my defence discount card.
Her help, guidance and knowledge helped me solve the problem and it went through smoothly.
Without her hp, I would have been flummoxed.

February 11, 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 1 out of 5 stars

DDS renewal process sucks.

Noticed my card was due for renewal - logged in but no option to renew - the yellow banner that I was advised would be visible was missing - emailed DDS and eventually - after the card was now void, they suggested some steps - which did not work, another email saying they were sorry - others had "technical problems" when failing to renew - fault was in the DDS system but could I give them info like make of my pc -OS and any software that might be a problem....if DDS say the problem is their system then the problem is not my system - so why ask about MY system!!!!
DDS seems to be both BLR and BER
No way am I wasting any more effort on a useless system - I specialised in Administrative Efficiency and Accuracy - it was a core component of my job.
Not renewing - even if I could

January 31, 2026
Unprompted review
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hi Brendan,

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

We’re really sorry to hear that you’ve had a disappointing experience. That’s certainly not the standard we aim to deliver.

We’ve responded to the support ticket you raised and would genuinely welcome the opportunity to resolve this for you if you wish to. Please check your inbox (including your spam folder just in case), and if there’s anything further we can do, don’t hesitate to reply directly to that message.

Thank you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

After many failed attempts to reapply…

After many failed attempts to reapply for my DDS I decided to create a new account, however this also failed. I emailed DDS and was contacted by Rhiannon who immediately started to rectify the issue, a few emails later my account was sorted. I would like to thank Rhiannon for the prompt and professional way in dealing with my issue.
Regards
Steve

February 2, 2026
Unprompted review
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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

Great Help

A very fast and professional resolution to my issue. A big shout out to John who handled my query.

February 5, 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

Techie Support - Success!

Although took a few days for the call to be picked up that I’d logged with my Tech issue when it was the call was handled quickly and efficiency with Rhiannon and sorted quickly
Many thanks
Russ H

February 4, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent experience with John today…

Excellent experience with John today via Instagram DM who helped me unlock my husbands account after forgetting his password and emails not reaching the inbox! Super friendly and helpful. Thanks John!

February 3, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had awesome customer service from John…

Had awesome customer service from John helping me to renew my membership.

January 26, 2026
Unprompted review
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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

Issues logging in and all sorted with…

Issues logging in and all sorted with 48 hrs. Thanks guys.

January 22, 2026
Unprompted review
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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

Have just received my defences discount…

Have just received my defences discount card very happy to receive it and thank you for all your help and support very much appreciated

January 27, 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

Log In Problem

I had a log in problem and asked for help via email. A very patient and helpful John sorted my problem and I successfully logged on. It is simple when you know what you are doing, something I have learned today! Thank you.

January 27, 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!    

Polly - Defence Discount Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

John could not have been more helpful

John could not have been more helpful, he was kind and very patient with me.He was also very polite. I could not have done it without his help. THANKYOU

January 25, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review – we really appreciate this!

Polly - Defence Discount Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was unable to log into my blue light…

I was unable to log into my blue light account john spent three days trying different ways to get in nothing was to much trouble

January 22, 2026
Unprompted review
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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

I had trouble signing up

I had trouble signing up, it wouldn't accept the picture of my veteran card

Spoke to john and absolute gentleman and made the process easy and solved the issue I was having in less than 12hrs (was late the night before I put up my ticket for support)

January 23, 2026
Unprompted review
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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

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