Millions of workers can get access to thousands of discounts thanks to the Blue Light Card, and not everyone is taking advantage of the scheme. Here we explain what the Blue Light Card scheme is, who is eligible for it, and what discounts you can get
Blue Light made headlines this month after the supermarket chain Asda announced it was scrapping the discount for shoppers in stores.
Having first introduced it back in 2023, customers who held a Blue Light Card could get 5% off fresh food, fruit juice, dairy products and bakery goods at the supermarket chain’s stores. Asda says the move comes as it is now focusing on “providing all our customers with outstanding value every time they visit our stores or shop with us online”.
Although the Asda discount it a blow to members, there are thousands of other discounts which are available to them. Millions of workers can get access to thousands of discounts thanks to the Blue Light Card, and not everyone is taking advantage of the scheme. Here we explain what the Blue Light Card scheme is, who is eligible for it, and what discounts you can get through it.
What is the Blue Light Card?
The Blue Light Card offers exclusive discounts to a range of workers. You can grab discounts on clothes, holidays, insurance and cars. It can be used across thousands of restaurants, high street shops, online brands and attractions.
Overall, Blue Light says there are around 15,000 discounts to choose from. These can be discounts of 5% up to 25% – some companies offer exact amounts off too. For example, as of writing Blue Light members can get £30 off Easyjet holidays.
The Blue Light scheme costs £4.99 to join for two years. To prove you’re eligible for the service, you’ll need your work ID or a recent payslip. Registration can also take up to seven days. Due to the low cost, the card could pay for itself in just a few purchases.
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Who is eligible to get the Blue Light Card?
Only those in certain emergency services or key worker roles can apply for a Blue Light Card. A full list of those who are eligible includes anyone in the following roles:
- Ambulance service
- Blood bikes
- Fire service
- Highways traffic officers
- HM armed forces
- HM armed forces veteran
- HM coastguard
- HM prison and probation service
- Home Office (Borders and Immigration)
- Independent lifeboats
- MoD civil servant
- MoD fire service
- MoD police
- NHS
- NHS Dental Practice
- Pharmacy
- Police
- Red cross
- Reserved army forces
- RNLI
- Search and rescue
- Social care
- St Andrews ambulance
- St John ambulance
- Teachers
Blue Light Card discounts
You aren’t able to see specific deals until after signing up, however many of the brands which offer discounts through the scheme are listed on its website. The discounts you can get do vary, and often offers are added and removed. The discounts can also be very specific, such as some offer the discounts when buying online rather than in store – and vice versa.
Here we have listed some of the major brands which appear on the Blue Light website as of writing.
Fashion, shoes and accessories
- Blacks
- Boohoo
- Clarks
- FatFace
- FootAsylum
- Foot Locker
- Go Outdoors
- JD Sports
- Levi’s
- Look Fantastic
- Miss Guided
- Monsoon
- New Look
- Nike
- Oasis
- TU Clothing
- Peacocks
- PrettyLittleThing
- River Island
- Schuh
- Simply Be
- Sports Direct
- Sunglass Hut
- Superdry
- Ted Bake
- Timberland
- Uggs
- Under Armour
- Urban Outfitters
- Vision Express
Home and garden
- Argos
- Matalan
- Shark
- Sky TV
- Simba Sleep
- Lovehoney
- Dunelm
- Sonos
- Samsung
- Lakeland
- Go Outdoors
- Emma Mattress
- Hotpoint
Restaurants and eating out
- Beefeate
- Bella Italia
- Bills
- Cafe Nero
- Cafe Rouge
- Cooplands
- Dominos Pizza
- Frankie & Benny’s
- Greene King Pubs
- Greggs
- Just Eat
- Kaspas
- KFC
- Krispy Kreme
- Leon
- McDonald’s
- Pizza Hut restaurants
- Prezzo
- Starbucks
- Tim Hortons
- Toby Carvery
- Welcome Break
- Yo! Sushi
Holidays, attractions, and days out
- Alton Towers
- The Blackpool Tower
- Cadbury World
- Thorpe Park Resort
- Drayton Manor Park
- Legoland Windsor Resort
- Shrek Adventure London
- Chessington World of Adventures
- Cineworld
- Odeon
- See Ticket
- Buyagift
- Easyjet holidays
- Travelodge
- Village Hotels
- Virgin Experience Days
Supermarkets, food and drinks
- Iceland
- Bargain Foods
- HelloFresh
- Mindful Chef
- MuscleFood
- Simply Cook
- Craft Gin Club
- Hampers.com
- Hotel Chocolat
- Laithwaites
- Naked Wines
- MEATliquor
- MyProtein
- Seed and Bean
- Virgin Wines
Electrics
- o2
- EE
- Affordable Mobiles
- e2save
- Vodaphone
- Acer
- Adobe
- Apple
- AO
- Argos
- Beats by Dr. Dre
- Beko
- Currys
- Dell
- Garmin
- Hewlett Packard
- Hoover
- Hotpoint
- Maplin
- Ninja Kitchen
- Richer Sounds
- Samsung
- Shark Clean
- Sky TV
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