Get 50% off breakdown cover packages – online-exclusive sale. Ts&Cs apply. We also offer car & home insurance, route planning, loans & more. Offer ends SOON. The Automobile Association was created by people like you – keen drivers who just wanted fair treatment. Not much has changed on that front since June 1905, when four driving enthusiasts banded together in London to form the AA. From day one our goal has been exactly the same: to protect you, the motorist, and put your interests first.