Defence Discount Service

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About this app

The Defence Discount Service app is the official Ministry of Defence discount service for the UK Armed Forces community.

Designed for serving personnel and veterans, the app gives you easy access to thousands of discounts across online retailers and high street brands. Whether you are shopping locally or online, you can quickly find, save and use offers that matter to you.

Save money with discounts for Armed Forces members

As a member of the Defence Discount Service, you can access a wide range of offers including:
• Retail, travel, food and leisure discounts
• Online and in-store offers from trusted brands
• Special promotions, campaigns and limited time deals

Everything is designed to be simple, fast and easy to use.

Key features

• Search
Quickly find offers by keyword, brand or category in one place.

• Near Me
Discover local discounts wherever you are, shown on an interactive map or list view.

• Defence Privilege Card
Apply for your Defence Privilege Card directly in the app. If you already have one, your virtual card is available in-app and accepted by many retailers.

• Ways to save
Stay up to date with featured offers, special campaigns and exclusive deals.

Who can join the Defence Discount Service

You can become a member if you are part of the Defence community, including:
• Serving Armed Forces personnel
• Reserve Forces
• Armed Forces veterans
• Spouses and partners of serving personnel
• MoD civil servants
• Bereaved family members
• War and service widow(er)s
• Cadet Forces aged 16 and over
• NATO forces serving in the UK
• Built for the Armed Forces community

This app has been built with feedback from our members to make it easier to find offers and get the most value from the service. You can report issues or share ideas directly through the app, helping us continue to improve.

If you are part of the Defence community, download the Defence Discount Service app today and start saving.

Defence Discount Service
Supporting the Armed Forces community across the UK.
The DDS App provides discounts to the Armed Forces and Veterans.
Updated on
Oct 27, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • No data shared with third parties
    Learn more about how developers declare sharing
  • This app may collect these data types
    Personal info, Messages and 3 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

19.9K reviews
Mark
September 5, 2026
I used to use this app and Blue Light all the time for years but over the last 6 months the app doesn't work properly. I can enter the main home page ok but when you click on any of the companies then it fails to load. So frustrating. I have done all the obvious, deleted and reinstalled App, cleared cache etc etc. Just dont bother with the app anymore. A waste of the money I paid for membership.
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Paul Fisher
April 13, 2026
half the time the app doesn't work. when it does work the discounts aren't worth the hassle. I was cheaper going to the company and joining through them rather than using the "discount" provided. as a veteran this is disappointing that I got a better deal going through the company than using an app specifically to give us discounts, shame I can't get my money back I also had to pay for the card 🤣.
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Blue Light Card LTD
April 15, 2026
Hi, we're sorry to hear you're having problems with the app. Please contact us here: https://support.defencediscountservice.co.uk/hc/en-gb/requests/new with the screenshot of the error message you are receiving or a detailed description of the issue you are facing and we can look into this further for you. Cerys, Defence Discount Service.
Daniel Christopher Band
December 4, 2025
This app used to be great, but now the functionality is awful. I can't select any offer, half the companies fail to load, I can't get most of the codes to work either. There used to also be a savings section, so you could track what you have saved, completely taken away. I have to go on the website just to be able to use the codes, as that works and I can still navigate the website well, it's just this app that makes the process nearly impossible.
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Blue Light Card LTD
December 4, 2025
Hi, we're sorry to hear you're having problems with the app. Please contact us here: https://support.defencediscountservice.co.uk/hc/en-gb/requests/new with the screenshot of the error message you are receiving or a detailed description of the issue you are facing and we can look into this further for you. Cerys, Defence Discount Service.

What’s new

We've made a range of improvements to improve stability, fix known issues and make the app easier to use.
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About the developer
BLUE LIGHT CARD LTD
devteam@bluelightcard.co.uk
Charnwood Edge Syston Road, Cossington LEICESTER LE7 4UZ United Kingdom
+44 7484 485185

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