Where can you use Blue Light Card?
Blue Light Card members can access more than 18,000 discounts at many of the UK's favourite brands and retailers. So whether you are dreaming of your next holiday, hunting for a new car, or looking to save on everyday essentials like the weekly supermarket trip, we have a wide choice of discounts for you.
Blue Light Card Discount Categories
Need a little inspiration? Take a look at our categories to see some of our key brand and retail discount partners. We’ve grouped our top brands into easy-to-browse categories to help you find the savings that matter most to you.
Days Out
Electrical Appliances
Everyday Savings
Fashion
Food & Dining
Footwear
Gifts & Flowers
Health & Beauty
Holidays
Home & Garden
Jewellery & Watches
Leisure & Entertainment
Mobile, Broadband & TV
Motoring
Sports & Fitness
Utilities
View some of our Top Partners
Here are just a few of our most popular partner brands and retailer discounts available to Blue Light Card members:
🧸 Children & Toys
🎢 Days Out
🛍️ Everyday Savings
👗 Fashion
🍽️ Food & Dining
👟 Footwear
🎁 Gifts & Flowers
💊 Health & Wellbeing
✈️ Holidays & Travel
🏡 Home & Garden
💍 Jewellery & Watches
🎬 Leisure & Entertainment
📶 Mobile, Broadband & TV
🚗 Motoring
🏋️♂️ Sports & Fitness
💡 Utilities
Who can join — Eligibility & How to apply
Blue Light Card is available to a wide range of public‑service, emergency‑service and essential‑worker professions. This includes (but is not limited to) NHS staff, ambulance and fire service, police, armed forces, social care workers, teachers and armed forces; active and retired where applicable.
It’s quick to apply: simply register online or via the app and start enjoying discounts on your everyday spending.
- 4x4 Response
- Ambulance Service
- Blood Bikes
- British Army
- Cave Rescue
- Community First Responders
- Dental Practice
- Fire Service
- Highways England Traffic Officers
- Home Office
- Homelessness Workforce
- HM Armed Forces Veterans
- HM Coastguard
- HM Prison & Probation Services
- Lowland Search and Rescue
- MoD Civil Servants
- MoD Fire Service
- MoD Police
- Mountain Rescue
- NHS including retired & volunteers
- Optometrists
- Police
- Red Cross
- Reserve Armed Forces
- RNLI
- Royal Air Force
- Royal Marines
- Royal Navy
- Search and Rescue
- Social Care Workers
- Teachers
*The above list includes both active and retired.
Why Blue Light Card is worth it — Value for Members
Huge Variety
With thousands of offers across many categories; from groceries to holidays, there are savings for everyday spending and special treats.
Convenient & Flexible
Use discounts online or in-store; find local offers or big-brand deals; shop when it suits you.
Affordable Membership
For a small fee of £4.99 for two years, the savings potential is substantial.
Wide Coverage
Discounts available from both national chains and smaller, local businesses; helping you save while supporting your community.
FAQs
Where can I use Blue Light Card?
Each offer description will state the type of offer, e.g. high street offer or online offer. Refer to the individual offer page and it's terms and conditions for more information on how the offer needs to be redeemed.
How do I apply for a Blue Light Card?
You can apply for a Blue Light Card via our website. You will then be prompted to begin your application. Find out if you are eligible here.
You can apply for a Blue Light Card via our app by selecting the option to 'Sign up now'. You will then be prompted to begin your application. Find out if you are eligible here.
How long will it take to review my application?
If you've uploaded a photo of your work ID, we aim to have reviewed this within 72 working hours (Monday-Friday), but often sooner.
Once we've reviewed the ID, you'll receive an email to confirm if the work ID has been approved or declined.
If you've not received an email or any update to your application, please check the My Card section of your account for the latest update on your application and any outstanding actions that you need to take.
Once your application has been completed, you will be able to access offers the following day.
How much could Blue Light Card members save per year?
On average, members could save £3,126 a year with their Blue Light Card.*
*Information correct as of 6 November 2025. Estimated potential annual savings figure is calculated using our top 10% of offers available during September 2024 to August 2025 using an average combined discount rate of 22% across all our savings categories and applying it against the average disposable income of an average Blue Light Card member based on salary. Average salary information from a range of sources available upon request. Average disposable income based on Office of National Statistics data from April 2023 to March 2024 (FYE 2024) for family spending in the UK, excluding categories of spend where no Blue Light Card offers are available.
