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Tastecard deals
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If you currently or have previously worked for the NHS or in teaching, and have either a Health Service Discounts or Discounts for Teachers account (you can sign up for free if not), you can redeem a free one-year Tastecard app membership (normally £79.99 for a year).
This is an ongoing offer, and you can get it as long as you don't have an active Tastecard membership currently.
Tastecard gives access to 2for1 deals or 25% off your bill at more than 3,000 restaurants across the UK – see the full list of restaurants.
Important: You’ll be asked to enter payment details when you sign up as you'll be automatically enrolled into a paid-for membership at the discounted price of £29.99 a year after the one-year free trial, unless you cancel.
If you decide not to stay with Tastecard, you can cancel your membership online or by contacting customer service at any time during the trial. Tastecard says you won't be charged as long as you cancel by 11.59pm the day before your free trial expires, but it would be a good idea to try before then (we've heard of some problems with cancelling in the past).
How to get it
Sign up or login to your Health Service Discounts or Discounts For Teachers account (both sites use ID verification to ensure job status).
Once logged in, select the Tastecard offer on the Health Service Discounts website or Discounts For Teachers website. You'll then be redirected to Tastecard's website to claim the deal and download the Tastecard app (available for Apple and Android) and enter your username and password. You can't get this as a physical membership with a card, this is a digital app membership only.
You can find restaurant offers listed in the app, though do check restrictions. Some restaurants won't allow you to use a Tastecard at specific times or on certain days of the week (such as Friday or Saturday), or on occasions such as Valentine's Day.
See our restaurant deals round-up for more ways to save when eating out.
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Latest Expired Deals
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£1 for one-year Tastecard app membership
Gets 2for1 or 25% off total bill at 1,000s of restaurants including Burger King & Zizzi
ExpiredIf you sign up via this special Tastecard link before 11.59pm on Wednesday 25 September, you can get a year's membership for £1. You'll need to be new to Tastecard, or have not had a membership with it in the last 12 months. Once you've registered, download and sign into the Tastecard app (for Apple or Android) – this is a digital app membership only, no physical card.
Important. After 12 months your membership will automatically renew at £39.99 each year (normally £79.99), unless you cancel. Note that if you cancel your membership you'll lose access immediately so if you decide not to keep it, diarise to cancel close to when your first 12 months are up – see full cancellation info below.
Tastecard says this is its biggest ever sale, with proceeds from the £1 membership going towards Martin's House, a charity helping families who have children with life limiting illnesses. This deal ran for 48 hours last week, but it's relaunched it this week for MSE users.
1,000 people who sign up will get a three-year Tastecard for £1. It will randomly choose 1,000 people who sign up via our link to get a three-year membership with auto-renewal turned off, so you won't need to worry about cancelling. Tastecard told us it'll contact you on Thursday 27 September via email if you've been selected to get three years.
What is Tastecard?
It gives access to 2for1 meals or 25% off the total bill (including drinks) at thousands of restaurants across the UK, including Burger King, Frankie & Benny's, Beefeater and Zizzi – see the full list of restaurants.
You can also get 25% off barista-made drinks at Caffè Nero and 50% off pizza delivery (including Domino's, Papa Johns and Pizza Hut). Even if you only used it a few times, you should easily save more than the £1 cost, so we reckon this is a great deal.
It's important to check restrictions, as some restaurants won't allow you to use a Tastecard at specific times or on certain days of the week (such as Friday or Saturday), or on occasions such as Valentine's Day.
See our Restaurant deals round-up for more ways to save when eating out.
How to cancel if you don't want to keep it
You can cancel via the app any time during your membership and you won't be charged for another year as long as you cancel before 11.59pm the day before your renewal date – but as mentioned above, as soon as you cancel you'll no longer have access to Tastecard's offers. So, to get the most from your membership, cancel a few days before renewal. It's worth setting a reminder in your calendar to do this, and Tastecard told us it will send you a reminder email 30 days prior to payment being taken for your next year's membership.
To cancel your subscription, tap the 'More' tab found on the bottom right corner of the Tastecard app, then tap ‘Manage subscription’. You should see a green button that reads ‘Manage membership’ – tap ‘Cancel membership’. Confirmation of your cancellation will be sent via email and shown on screen.
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FREE 90-day Tastecard app membership
No subscription or payment details needed
ExpiredIf you sign up via this Tastecard link before 11.59pm on Tuesday 9 April, you can get a totally FREE 90-day membership (normally £7.99 a month, though this has been on sale for £3.99 a month recently) with no strings attached – you won't need to enter any card details, nor will you be signed up to a subscription.
Tastecard has confirmed if you've had a free trial or membership before and cancelled, you can still get this deal. However, current paying Tastecard members are excluded.
When the offer launched on Tuesday 2 April, the first 1,000 to sign up received a free one year membership. These have now all been claimed. If you were quick enough to get the free year's membership, Tastecard told us it'll contact you after Tuesday 9 April to set up your year's membership, but there's more details on this below. You won't know immediately if you've got the year's membership, only after the aforementioned date if contacted by Tastecard. See full T&Cs.
What is Tastecard?
A Tastecard membership gives access to 2for1 meals, 25% off the total bill (including drinks) at thousands of restaurants across the UK – see the full list of restaurants, plus 25% off Caffe Nero and 50% off pizza delivery (incudes Domino's, Papa Johns and Pizza Hut).
How to get it
Create a Tastecard account online via our link. Tastecard told us you'll need to provide it with your full name and email address in order to redeem the free trial.
Once you've registered, download the Tastecard app (available on Apple and Android) and enter your username and password.
Once trial period has ended, you'll no longer be able to access Tastecard offers and will need to sign up to a monthly or annual membership. You can't get this as a physical membership with a card, this is a digital app membership only.
You can find restaurant offers listed on the app, though do check restrictions. Some restaurants won't allow you to use a Tastecard at specific times or on certain days of the week (such as Friday or Saturday), or on occasions such as Valentine's Day.
See restaurant deals for more ways to save when eating out.
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