Defence Discount Service Reviews 

936
TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

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Considering 458 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the staff for their helpfulness and professionalism, with many individuals providing excellent support. The customer service is frequently described as top-class, offering effective advice and quick response times to resolve various issues. However, some customers noted difficulties with direct contact, experiencing overlong response times, and facing issues with account access or eligibility.

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Customer service

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Service

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Response time

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Customer communications

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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

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 professio... See more

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

Great site

Great site
Loads of discounts
Very easy to use website
Would recommend

January 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!

Julie - Defence Discount Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I could not apply or pay for the card…

I could not apply or pay for the card using my account. After contacting support several times with different issues, John gave excellent advice and guidance. The service and communication could not be faulted. Good job - thank you, the card has now gone to print.

January 22, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great website

A great website. Got help from John after discount codes weren’t working. Resolved within 24hours and kept informed throughout.

January 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!

Julie - Defence Discount Service

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Card Expiration and Renewal

My card had expired and on trying to renew the app repeatedly looped around from the renew membership page back to the home page; likewise on the Internet where no renewal option was presented.
Reece was helpful and finally we resolved this. However, it is clear from other feedback here that this problem has affected others, too.

January 15, 2026
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Reply from Defence Discount Service

Hello, 

We are delighted to hear your query was resolved.

Thank you for your feedback and support!

Julie - Defence Discount Service

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reece replied almost immediately with a…

Reece replied almost immediately with a solution for my problem , I’m very grateful. Thanks

January 22, 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

Five stars to Tracy

We had some IT issues.So we emailed them and got a reply for Tracy. Couple of emails later and she had us sorted. Very good customer service

January 21, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My card had run out

My card had run out, on trying to renew the app repeatedly looped around from the renew membership page back to the home page.Contacted John at the helpline and after several very patient and detailed action over several days I was able to renew.
This was a combination of using a VPN and clearing the cache, rebooting and reinstalling the app, not in any particular order.
Tremendous support from John, these things can be annoying but after many years of DDS trouble free use, we often face a challenge !
John, Many thanks for your help and support.

January 16, 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

John was very helpful today in…

John was very helpful today in resolving my issue

January 21, 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

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John was really good in helping me with an offer issue so thank you so much

January 21, 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

I bought some Holiday Insurance through…

I bought some Holiday Insurance through the Defence Discount site.I was having trouble locating the discount code and contacted their (DDS) customer services.After supplying them(Tracy) with some information about what I was trying to do,she supplied me with the discount code,which saved me 20%,which was a lot of money.I am very happy with the service provided.

January 20, 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

Blue Light Card Application

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 why that is not currently possible with the rules set by the MoD. Realising my frustration, John informed me that I was now eligible for a Blue Light card and duly took me through that application process. John was a pleasure to work with, helpful, polite and quick to get things processed to a successful conclusion - Thanks John.

January 16, 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

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