Royal Automobile Association of South Australia

The Royal Automobile Association of South Australia (RAA) is a South Australian automobile club that provides a range of member services. Their services include 24-hour emergency breakdown, insurance, vehicle inspection, member advocacy, road safety, motoring road rules information service, technical advice, travel services, tour planning, and accommodation bookings. RAA services operate on a break-even basis, and the organisation looks to generate profit through its commercial and investment activities. RAA began as the Automobile and Motor Cycling Club of South Australia in 1903, and by 1904 had amended its name by deleting the words ‘Motor Cycling.’ In 1911 the club was reconstituted as an association and 1928 received its Royal patronage. In 1959 the association changed its logo from AA of SA to RAA. The head office of the Royal Automobile Association is located at RAA Place. Initially, the head office was located in Hindmarsh Square in the Adelaide central business district. RAA has branch offices throughout the Adelaide metropolitan area and in South Australian regional centers.