Defence Discount Service Reviews 

943
TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

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Looking at 447 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the staff for being exceptionally helpful, polite, and professional when handling various inquiries. People find the overall support service to be quick, efficient, and thoroughly reliable for resolving multiple account issues successfully. Some reviewers were not happy with the lack of a telephone helpline to speak directly to an advisor. Consumers also mentioned that submitting electronic support tickets can sometimes feel frustrating, and waiting for an email response can take a little while. Furthermore, a few people noted that getting assistance during holidays or busy periods required extra patience while waiting for replies.

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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

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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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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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had an issue logging into my account

I had an issue logging into my account. After pulling what's left of my hair out I emailed the customer services. Reece came back to me with a variety of potential solutions. The first on the list was my VPN which he suggested switching off. This worked. Thank you DDS for your help especially Reece.

2 June 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

All good I made a mistake and customer…

All good I made a mistake and customer service fixed it quickly and professionally. Thank you

6 June 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 4 out of 5 stars

It took some time but now sorted thanks…

It took some time but now sorted thanks to Reese

5 June 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 5 out of 5 stars

Customers problems

After all time. Given promises no solutions in they past
Reece came to the rescue with the right attitude

16 January 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 1 out of 5 stars

Does not save you money, Very poor customer experience

Have been a member of this discount service for some time, but never really used it as my company and my wifes company both have discount services which usually offer better services. However used it this time for convineance and because we were in a rush.
Bought a discount voucher for a holiday booking site, cost over £950. When we went to use the voucher at checkout it would not accept the voucher. Could not get in touch with anyone from DDS (Bankholiday weekend) so spoke to holiday company, who said because we bought the voucher from a 3rd party platform we would have to go through them for the refund. DDS do not have a customer support helpline or portal. Instead you have to raise an electronic ticket, like you would with a work IT dept. Then had to wait over 1 1/2 weeks for someone to email us back to say "because we had accessed the voucher, they would not refund us the money". You have to accesss the voucher, to get the voucher number, to add it at the checkout. Which was the point at which we found out we could not use the voucher for the purpose that we bought it for. Tried to explain this, by email, as you can not actually get to speak to anyone, and they just ignore all requests to do so. To get another email from Reece saying the same as the first. Basicaly when you get the email with the voucher as an attachement, and you click on the attachment they class that as accessing the voucher and all bets are off. And even if you can't use the voucher, you don't get a refund. You have to accept that you have lost your money. In our case over £950 with nothing to show for it.

23 May 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hi David Hull,

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

We're sorry you didn't enjoy your experience with us. 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, 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 4 out of 5 stars

Teething problems…

I had a few teething problems but Reece at the help desk was extremely helpful!

3 June 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hello,

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

Big thanks to Clover for all her help…

Big thanks to Clover for all her help today!
Fast and seamless effort to get my query resolved quickly!

3 June 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

Extremely pleased with the support

Extremely pleased with the support I got on my query, from Lorenzo. I had a multi-faceted query which involved in changing quite a bit of my personal details. Lorenzo ensured that these changes are made quickly. Great support!

2 June 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

Resolved

I had an issue with my digital DDS card, and once making contact with DDS I received an email from agent Reece and once requested details was supplied I received another email from Reece telling me issue has now been resolved.
I immediately went on the DDS app and to my amazement there was my digital card.
Reece certainly worked his magic and got everything sorted.
Thank you Reece

28 May 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

My "experience" was great because it…

My "experience" was great because it was resolved

29 May 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

DDS support team - 5 star service

The DDS support team (Clover in my case) were fantastic. Responsive and helped resolve my issue very quickly.

28 May 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

Ordering new DDS card online

When ordering a new DDS card online I encountered some issues that prevented me from completing the application. I submitted a ticket and Reece came back to me in a timely manner with a simple solution to solve the problem. I sent the required information to Reece, logged back on and completed the application within a minute. Thanks for an excellent 5 star service.

28 May 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 service from DDS

Great service from DDS nice to engage with a real human who was able to sort my issue out and was friendly and responsive. Thanks Lorenzo and the DD team.

22 May 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

Asked for details to be amended as not…

Asked for details to be amended as not able to.was done and a kind email to advise

27 May 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

Clover was very helpful and…

Clover was very helpful and knowledgeable in helping me resolve an issue on accessing shopping vouchers

27 May 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 4 out of 5 stars

First request for assistance 14/05

First request for assistance 14/05, took about 5 days to get a response, no problems as their was a weekend thrown into the mix. After that, the issue was sorted very quickly. My fault for the card disappearing down the back of the draw. I did not realise that your end had blurred the card image.

27 May 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

The service desk was able to sort my…

The service desk was able to sort my problem which was that I was unable to change the email address in my profile. 1 email and was sorted. This is a piece of the profile that users should be able to change themself.

14 May 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

Asked for a new card

Asked for a new card as mine is damaged. (Delaminated)
They asked for a photo of the card, cut in half, which I sent. I received an email saying my new card is being processed.
Good service.

13 May 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

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