Drivers can count on us to champion their interests. Our public affairs team, led by AA President Edmund King OBE, is the most informed group of motoring experts in the UK. So whatever the subject – road safety, fuel prices, electric vehicles, vehicle licensing, taxation, vehicle technology, connected cars, tyres, traffic schemes, parking, road engineering, driver behaviour – we have the answers.
Representing the motorist
Campaigning and lobbying are at the heart of our work. It can involve giving evidence to a House of Commons Transport Committee, meeting the Secretary of State for Transport, speaking at national conferences, or briefing the media or an MP.
In addition we are represented on influential groups such as the Council for Zero Emissions Transport, the Motorists’ Forum, EV Café, and Pothole Partnership. You may also hear us speaking on national TV and radio.
And our campaigning has paid dividends, such as an end to cowboy clamping, stopping fuel duty rises, keeping the annual MOT, stopping the roll out of ‘smart’ and making potholes a national issue in the last election.
Research
To shape policy and campaigns we gather information from many sources, including the AA-Yonder (formally Populus) Motoring Panel.
AA-Yonder Motoring Panel
Your views on motoring count. And you can have your say on Europe's largest motoring opinion panel. Around 15,000 drivers and AA Members already complete an AA-Yonder survey every month, covering topical, motoring related issues.
They tell us that their biggest concerns are the state of the roads – congestion and potholes – and the cost of motoring. We'll continue to highlight these issues.
- Find out how you can join the Motoring Panel.
Reports
For recent research and reports, please see our news and motoring advice pages.
Significant reports are still available in our newsrooms.