Does B&Q Give an Over-60s Discount?

Last checked November 2026. Offers and rules change: confirm with the provider before you rely on them.

Not if you are asking now: B&Q's over-60s scheme, the Diamond Club, closed to new members on 3 September 2018. People who already hold a Diamond card still get 10% off gardening products on Wednesdays, and everyone else can use the free B&Q Club.

What B&Q's own website confirms

The Diamond Club

We read B&Q's Club help pages on 12 November 2026. Under "What is the B&Q Diamond Club?" B&Q says, at the time of writing (November 2026):

Diamond membership "is no longer available to new customers" and the scheme closed to new members on 3 September 2018.
Existing Diamond Club members "can continue to enjoy 10% off gardening products every Wednesday".
If you lose your Diamond Club card, B&Q cannot issue a replacement, and your Diamond membership ends. You can then join the standard B&Q Club.

You can read this on the B&Q Club questions page.

Watch out: if you still have a Diamond card, look after it. B&Q says a lost card cannot be replaced. Keep it somewhere safe at home and take it only on the days you plan to use it.

The B&Q Club (open to everyone)

The standard B&Q Club is free and has no age rule. At the time of writing (November 2026) the B&Q Club page lists:

a first coupon for £5 off when you spend £30 or more, sent after you register for emails
emailed coupons for 10% off or more, with a minimum spend
10% off key cutting in store
exclusive offers and previews, and digital receipts
discounts on van hire through a partner company at participating stores

The rewards arrive by email, so you need an email address to get the benefit. You scan a Club card, or the card in the B&Q app, when you pay.

Reported, but not confirmed by us

10% off everything on Wednesdays. That was how the Diamond Club worked before 2018, and old articles still say so. B&Q's site now describes the Wednesday discount as being on gardening products, for existing members only.
Exactly which products count as "gardening". B&Q's short answer does not list them. Press reports from 2018 spoke of around 10,000 garden products. Ask at the till before you load a trolley.
New over-60s offers. Some voucher websites hint that age-based promotions still pop up. We found none on B&Q's site.
Blue Light Card, trade and other schemes. B&Q runs a separate trade counter business, and various membership schemes list B&Q offers from time to time. We did not confirm any of these for ordinary older shoppers.

Other ways an older shopper saves at B&Q

Time larger purchases around a coupon

If you join the Club, hold off a bigger purchase such as paint for a whole room or a new garden bench until a percentage-off coupon arrives. Check the minimum spend and the exclusions printed on the coupon.

End-of-season clearance

Garden furniture, barbecues, plants and Christmas lights are all marked down as their season ends. Our seasonal sales calendar shows when to look. Plants on the clearance bench often recover well with water and a bigger pot.

Click and collect, and delivery of heavy items

B&Q lists free click and collect among its services. For compost, paving or timber, paying for delivery may be safer than lifting it into a car boot yourself. See click and collect.

Ask for help in store

Staff can cut timber to size at many branches and will carry heavy goods to your car if asked. If the job itself is the problem, your council or local Age UK may run a handyperson service at low cost: see home adaptations and DIY and garden discounts.

Tools that are kinder on the joints

Before buying, read our guide to garden tools for older gardeners, which covers lightweight and long-handled designs.

Tip: independent garden centres and hardware shops are more likely than the national chains to have a weekly discount day for older customers. It is always worth asking.

How B&Q compares

We have not written separate pages on other DIY chains, and we do not recommend one retailer over another. Our DIY and garden discounts page explains what has happened to over-60s discount days across the trade and where garden centre offers still exist. In general:

the national DIY chains now reward membership of a free club, not age
garden centre chains and independents are where age-related offers are more often found
for bigger jobs, a polite request for a discount can work: see our haggling guide

Among the retailers we have checked in detail, those with a named over-60s offer today are Boots, Specsavers, Iceland and Morrisons cafés. See also loyalty cards compared and discount cards for over-60s.

Common questions

Can I still join the B&Q Diamond Club?

No. B&Q says it closed to new members on 3 September 2018.

I have a Diamond card. Does it still work?

B&Q says existing members continue to get 10% off gardening products every Wednesday.

I have lost my Diamond card. Can I get another?

No. B&Q says it cannot replace it and the Diamond membership ends. You can join the standard B&Q Club instead.

Is the B&Q Club free?

Yes. It is free and open to all ages.