Royal Automobile Association

The Royal Automobile Association of South Australia, also known simply as the "RAA", is a South Australian automobile club providing a range of member services including: 24-hour emergency breakdown, towing, repair, vehicle inspection, mechanical assessment, legal services, travel services, tour planning, accommodation booking and also a subsidiary insurance company. RAA services operate on a break-even basis and the organisation looks to generate a profit through it's commercial and investment activities.

The RAA began as The Automobile and Motor Cycling Club of South Australia in 1903, but by 1904 had amended its name by the deletion of the words ‘Motor Cycling’. In 1911 the club was reconstituted as an Association, and in 1928 received its Royal patronage. However, it was not until 1959 that the association changed its logo from AA of SA to RAA. [ [http://www.raa.net/download.asp?file=documentsdocument_2228.pdf The History of RAA Badges] ]

By November 2006 the association had 562,200 members, with an annual profit for the RAA Group of AUD$11.020 million in the financial year 2005-2006. [ [http://www.raa.net/download.asp?file=documentsdocument_1120.pdf RAA 2006 Annual Report] ] By November 2007 this had increased to 566,300 members with a profit of AUD$10.935 million. [ [http://www.raa.net/download.asp?file=documentsdocument_1788.pdf RAA 2007 Annual Report] ]

The head office of the Royal Automobile Association is located at the north-eastern corner of the South Road-Richmond Road intersection, in the Adelaide suburb of Mile End South. Originally, the head office was located in Hindmarsh Square within the Adelaide central business district. The RAA has branch offices located throughout the Adelaide metropolitan area, as well as in South Australian regional centres.

References

External links

* [http://www.raa.net RAA website]
* [http://www.raa.net/page.asp?TerID=326 History of the RAA]