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| Formation | 1905 |
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| Type | Roadside assistance, Vehicle inspection, Travel advisory, Insurance, Banking |
| Headquarters | Eight Mile Plains, Brisbane |
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| Website | www.racq.com.au |
The Royal Automobile Club of Queensland Limited (RACQ) is a mutual organisation and Queensland's largest Club, providing services including roadside assistance, insurance, banking and travel to its approximately 1.75 million members.
RACQ is the largest provider of car insurance in Queensland and the second largest provider of home insurance.
The club's bimonthly magazine, The Road Ahead, is Queensland's highest circulating magazine, with 836,995 printed copies and 410,584 digital copies distributed each edition.[1] An earlier journal of the RACQ was the long-running Steering Wheel (1915–1932) which profiled makes of cars and motoring personalities, and carried anecdotes of pioneering days, humorous stories, social gossip, as well as supplementary lists of Registrations.[2]
In financial year 2020, the Club returned $167.1 million to members including $8.6 million in fuel discounts and $5.6 million in theme park, attraction and movie ticket discounts. RACQ provides free-of-charge road safety education programs to primary and secondary school students across the state.[3]
RACQ is a member of the Australian Automobile Association.
- ^ Cite CAB Sept, 2020
- ^ Motor Traders' Association of Queensland. "The steering wheel". State Library of Queensland OneSearch Catalogue.
- ^ Murray, Sgt Jodie (28 April 2021). "Road safety presentation at Craigslea State High School". Brisbane North. Retrieved 15 August 2021.