The Blue Light Card is the UK’s premier discount card exclusively for those who work in the emergency services, NHS, social care sector and armed forces. It provides members with incredible discounts across many businesses in the UK including discounts at Starbucks, Dominos. Currently and supposedly until the end of 2022, it also has a massive 10% discount on your shopping in Asda.
For this festive season, the Blue light card has announced some fantastic offers, deals and activities that their members can avail of all the way through Christmas and New Year. Below we’ll outline some of our favourite Blue Light Christmas offers.
How to get a blue light card
If you’re not already a Blue light Card member and you think you may be applicable for this card, then you can check their website to see if your current job or role qualifies. There is a small £4.99 charge for the card/membership and this is payable every 2 years. As this cost is easily recoverable with only a single discount offer, it makes sense to consider the card.
I am not affiliated with the Blue Light Card, but see plenty of positive reviews online about it and can see that there are some considerable savings/discounts available for its members.
Who qualifies?
To get a Blue Light Card you must work for a qualified “Blue Light” organisation. These include each of the organisations listed below. This list is not exhaustive and the qualification criteria may change a little, so please check out the website if you are interested in becoming a member.
- 4×4 Response
- Ambulance Service
- Blood Bikes
- Border Force
- British Army
- Cave Rescue
- Community First Responders
- Fire Service
- Highways England
- Traffic Officer
- HM Armed Forces Veterans
- HM Coastguard
- HM Prison Service
- Immigration Enforcement
- Lowland Search and Rescue
- MoD Fire Service
- MoD Police
- Mountain Rescue
- NHSPolice
- Red Cross
- Reserve Armed Forces
- RNLIRoyal Air Force
- Royal Marines
- Royal Navy
- Search and Rescue
- Social Care Workers
- St Andrews Ambulance
- St John Ambulance
- UK Visas and Immigration
Blue light card Christmas offers
The festive season is almost upon us and Christmas is just around the corner. With that in mind, the Blue Light Card and its partner businesses have put together a series of fantastic offers and discounts members can avail of. Below I’ll outline these in some detail. To view the discounts with all their terms and conditions, you must be a Blue Light Card member and login to your account. Once there you’ll have full access to each of the noted offers.
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GHD
Don’t we all wish for beautifully straightened or curled hair? Get 20% off full-priced items at GHD when you shop online (including their Christmas collection)
Virgin experience days
Depending on who your gift is for, there may be some serious thrills or luxury in the near future with a Virgin Experience Day. With your Blue Light Card, you get a huge 20% off an experience and this can be booked at a time that’s convenient for you.
Sonos ray soundbar
Sonos design and manufactures state-of-the-art wireless speakers. There are few who would argue they are one of the best in the market.
Take your Christmas films to a whole new level and give your festive get-togethers some oomph with 15% off the Sonos Ray Soundbar. This elegant speaker system is designed for maximum impact with minimal intrusion.
Featuring custom acoustics, split waveguides to project sound from wall to wall, and a compact design, this handy device is a perfect gift for anyone looking to add the wow factor to their home, without breaking the budget.
HP Pavilion laptop series
Get 40% off any laptop in the HP Pavillion range, a well-built entry-level laptop that has gained popularity amongst students, business professionals and busy parents. It won’t be powerful enough for high-end gaming, but it is perfect for those sending their kids back to uni or who have decided to finally upgrade their old home device.
Garmin Forerunner 45
From beginner to professional, the Garmin Forerunner 45 is the perfect choice for anyone looking to track their progress and get fit in style. Whether you are tracking your steps, working up to a park run or running marathons for fun, this watch will help you track your goals effortlessly.
The quality, affordability and sheer popularity of the Forerunner watch series cannot be ignored when it comes to choosing great tech.
The Garmin Forerunner 45 has an onboard GPS, a wrist-based heart rate monitor, built-in sports apps, and adaptive training plans, you’ll never be short of data to help you smash your training goals and learn more about your health.
With the Blue Light Card Christmas offers, you can save a whopping 40% on Garmin watches this year.
Shark Anti-hair wrap cordless vacuum
If using the vacuum in your household finishes with taking a pair of scissors to the roller to free trapped hair, then you need the Shark Anti Hair Wrap cordless vacuum. In a recent comparison test by Good Housekeeping, the Shark came joint first as the best cordless vacuum cleaner available today.
With the Blue Light Card Christmas offers, members can save up to £220 on Shark vacuums in the Black Friday sale and 10% off full-price items.
Blue Light Card Christmas offers for kids
Whether you’re buying for toddlers or teenagers, the Blue Light Card Christmas offers include a raft of discounts online at some of the UK’s most well-known and loved brands including Disney, Apple, Samsung and The Entertainer stores.
This Christmas the blue light card will get you
- Get a free Children’s Amusement Park gift when you spend over £80 on Lego.
- Save 20% online with ShopDisney. Plus claim a free gift when you spend over £65.
- Save 10% on all online orders at The Entertainer
- Play and have fun for less with super savings on Nintendo eShop Gift Cards.
What other discounts are there?
If technology is top of the Christmas list this year, then the Blue light card Christmas exclusive offers at Garmin, Apple and Samsung may light up your Christmas tree! There are amazing discounts on new smartphones, TVs and Galaxy Tabs with Samsung and even up to 40% off a selection of fantastic Garmin products including the Vivofit, Forerunner and Edge series.
Asda Blue Light Card discount
Recently Asda confirmed it would be keeping their 10% discount off selected purchases (including pretty much all your grocery shopping) until the end of 2022. It is unclear if this will be extended beyond December, but the discount will be available right up until the new year currently.
Featured article – How to maximise savings with the Asda rewards app
Recap
As you may have read in our previous article about the Blue Light Card, we’re huge fans of the real discounts it can provide including the savings to be had when doing your shopping at Asda.
Do check each online store away from the Blue Light Card discount also. At this time of year, many online stores have huge Black Friday Sales that can provide greater discount than the Blue Light Card. Unfortunately the majority of the time, these offers cannot be combined, so always check the small print.
Remember a discount is only a discount if you were already buying the items. Don’t let offers sway you into buying something you don’t need or have use for.
