Description: A group of motoring enthusiasts met at the Trocadero restaurant in London's West End on 29 June 1905 to form the Automobile Association (the AA) - a body initially intended to help motorists avoid police speed traps. The AA's 100 members in 1905 grew to 83,000 by 1914. In 1906 the AA began erecting the country's first effective danger and warning signs and continued to be responsible for all signposting until the early 1930s, when it became a local authority responsibility. The AA Members' Special Handbook first appeared in 1908, giving details of AA appointed agents and repairers throughout the UK. (information from www.theaa.com)