Automobile association
{{Short description|Club for automobile drivers}}
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An automobile association, also referred to as a motoring club, motoring association, or motor club, is an organization, either for-profit or non-profit, which motorists (drivers and vehicle owners) can join to enjoy benefits provided by the club relating to driving a vehicle. There is most often an annual membership fee to join. A membership identification card, valid for the time period of membership paid, is typically issued to the member.
Typical motor club benefits
Member benefits may include the following:
- Use of the membership card as a bail bond card for minor traffic violations. In the USA this is especially useful for members driving outside their own state, since other state law enforcement agencies commonly do not recognize posting out-of-state driver's licenses as bail bond, but often will accept motor club member cards.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
- Emergency road service upon presentation of the membership card. Often there is a nationwide network with agreements with various local towing and other emergency road service providers.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
- Provision of maps, or other tourist or motoring information in some cases, to members.{{citation needed|date= November 2013}}
- In some cases, reward stickers or decals may be provided to the member to place in the window of his/her vehicle, offering a reward to someone who locates or reports the vehicle if stolen.{{cite manual |title=Auto Theft Reward |url=https://www.aarproadside.com/pdf/AARPCAStandard.pdf#page=21 |website=AARP Roadside Assistance Standard Membership Handbook |publisher=Signature Motor Club of California |access-date=26 December 2022 |date=2013}}
- Sometimes certain services related to vehicles, such as transferring ownership, may be provided to members at a reduced cost.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
- Some businesses, such as motels, may provide members of certain motor clubs with discounts upon presentation of their membership cards.{{citation needed|date= November 2013}}
Motor clubs
=Africa=
= Asia =
== Bangladesh ==
== Japan ==
=Australia and New Zealand=
- Australian Automobile Associations
- Automobile Association of the Northern Territory (AANT) – Northern Territory
- NRMA{{cite web|title=MyNRMA|url=http://www.mynrma.com.au/motoring-services/motorserve.htm|accessdate=1 September 2016}} (trading name of National Roads and Motorists Association) – New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory
- Royal Automobile Association (RAA) – South Australia
- Royal Automobile Club of Tasmania (RACT) – Tasmania
- Royal Automobile Club of Queensland (RACQ) – Queensland
- Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) – Victoria
- Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia (RAC WA) – Western Australia
- New Zealand Automobile Association (NZAA)
=Europe=
==Armenia==
==Austria==
==Bosnia and Herzegovina==
==Croatia==
==Germany==
==Netherlands==
==UK==
=Americas=
- American Automobile Association
- Argentine Automobile Club
- Better World Club
- Canadian Automobile Association
- Good Sam RV Emergency Road Service{{cite news|date=September 9, 2002|title=Consumers can choose from many emergency roadside service plans| first1=Vera| last1=Dordick| journal=The Business Review|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2002/09/09/focus5.html?page=all|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20131110/https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2002/09/09/focus5.html?page=all|url-access=subscription|archive-date=2013-11-10|access-date=6 December 2022}}
- Shell Motorist Club
See also
References
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