23 Facts About NRMA

NRMA is an Australian organisation offering roadside assistance, advocacy for motorists and road-users, motoring advice, car servicing, International Driving Permits, travel and other services in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.

The aims of the NRMA were to "cover everything necessary for the advancement and protection of motorists in all circumstances, " a goal strikingly similar to that of RACA.

RACA and the NRMA continued, nevertheless, to work together on issues of shared concern, such as continued lobbying for better roads.

NRMA attended a 1925 meeting convened by RACA on traffic regulations, prior to a government traffic conference.

In that year NRMA formed NRMA Insurance, which became a sub-agency of Lloyd's of London, and offered household policies in addition to motoring insurance.

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NRMA is a member-owned mutual organisation offering additional resources to its members and customers.

The NRMA went as far as examining RACA's books, but its Council voted against the merger.

In 1939, the NRMA had 66,234 members and a huge road service operation.

RACA and the NRMA were both involved in information campaigns during the war, including the discouragement of petrol hoarding, considered both unpatriotic and dangerous.

The NRMA's growth had made its rival operations considerably wider in scope and reach.

NRMA won the Australian Business Awards for Service Excellence for the seventh year in a row in 2015.

NRMA has well-established road safety programs aimed at all age demographics from older road users to young children.

NRMA provides free resources to help schools teach road safety and each year its touring school programs educate over 50,000 students.

NRMA is involved in several community programs, such as servicing the vehicles of drought-stricken farmers through Frontier Services' Farm Rescue Outback Links program and helping vulnerable Australians obtain their driver's licence to access employment.

NRMA operates one of the largest private vehicle fleets in NSW with over 400 Patrol vans and other vehicles.

The NRMA continues to explore real-time driver feedback to help reduce fuel and promote safety.

The NRMA has started rolling out solar power at its car servicing locations.

In 2012 the NRMA opened free public charging stations for electric vehicles in Sydney and Canberra, the first in a network that will help this emerging market to grow.

NRMA's car hire agency, SIXT, are a leader in Australia championing electric vehicle hire.

In 1982, the NRMA worked with the NSW Government to improve road safety by introducing random breath testing, and in 2012 NRMA was responsible for ensuring that all revenue raised by speed and red-light cameras is reinvested back into the road network.

Thousands of members have taken part in the NRMA's annual Seeing Red on Roads and Seeing Red on Rail surveys, marking the roads and train stations that frustrate them the most.

In 2014, the NRMA launched its online advocacy platform, Speak Out, giving members the chance to get involved in its advocacy work by suggesting and voting on campaign ideas, signing petitions and asking questions of NRMA subject matter experts.

NRMA launched The Open Road more than 90 years ago to inform its members about its activities, including campaigning governments for improved roads, road safety and information about motoring.