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  THE RAC ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB
The RAC were responsible for organising the first British Grand Prix motor race at Brooklands, Surrey in 1926.
In 2005, RAC plc was acquired by the Norwich Union Insurance division of Aviva plc.
The RAC Foundation is a charity establised in 1991 as a part of the RAC.
www.speedace.info /RAC.htm   (497 words)

  
  Case Study: RAC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
RAC Plc (formerly LEX Service Plc) is the UK’s largest, most comprehensive and most successful motoring services company.
RAC finds itself in an increasingly competitive market, where the need to drive down costs, remain responsive to customers and increase profit margins is becoming ever more challenging.
Traditionally operating as a portfolio company, RAC Plc recognized the need to rationalize its approach to customers and business processes and to consolidate its IT portfolio, to be in synch with business imperatives driven by growing customer service demands and changing investor expectations of how the overall corporation should function.
www.adaptive.com /casestudies/_csrac.html   (364 words)

  
 RAC plc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The RAC tower in Bradley Stoke near Bristol, at the junction of the M4 and M5 motorways.
Following the de-merger of the two parts of the RAC, and the sale of the motoring services arm, the RAC Foundation, previously a part of the RAC, was made independent and took on the motoring advocacy role of the RAC.
In 2005, RAC plc was acquired by the Norwich Union Insurance division of Aviva plc.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/RAC_plc   (281 words)

  
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The RAC Foundation for Motoring was set up at the beginning of 1999, following the demutualisation, demerger and sale of RAC Motoring Services, to research and campaign on a wide variety of issues of general interest to responsible motorists.
The RAC Foundation continues to receive complaints from motorists who claim to have paid, or tried to pay, the daily congestion charge and subsequently received a penalty charge notice; or who have received a PCN when their vehicle was not in the CCZ.
The RAC Foundation has always argued that the existing scheme should be monitored for a sufficient period to allow firm conclusions to be drawn about its impact on the area, as well as traffic.
www.racfoundation.org /files/Western_Extension_CCZ_-_April_04.doc   (1149 words)

  
 RAC breakdown cover   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
RAC donated £124,000 to a range of charities in 2004 such as the ‘BEN’ (the Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund).
RAC was founded in 1897 and has been at the forefront of developing motoring services for over 100 years.
RAC Motoring Services (in respect of insurance mediation activities only) and RAC Insurance Limited are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and within the jurisdiction of the Financial Ombudsman Service and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.
www.racuk.co.uk   (483 words)

  
 RAC School of Motoring | Learn to drive & pass your driving test in Ireland with the driver training experts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Use of the RAC Theory on-line and Hazard Perception facilities are restricted to those who are taking simulator or on-road driving lessons with a RAC Instructor.
RAC School of Motoring instructors operate under a franchise with RAC School of Motoring.
RAC School of Motoring is a subsidiary of RAC Motoring Services and is part of RAC plc.
www.racsom.ie /where_are_we/index.html   (377 words)

  
 Market News
Dealings by Aviva or RAC or by their respective associates (within the definition set out in the City Code) in any class of securities of Aviva or RAC until the end of such period must also be disclosed.
Introduction The boards of Aviva and RAC today announce the terms of a recommended cash and share offer, to be made by Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Cazenove on behalf of Aviva, to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of RAC.
RAC believes that this range of solutions adds value and depth to its relationships with customers and enables it to create long term partnerships with their 2.2 million individual roadside members.
www.ise.ie /app/announcementDetails.asp?ID=965487   (7643 words)

  
 RAC Club GTI Members Offer | Club GTI - For GTI Nutters by GTI Nutters
Ever since its foundation in 1897, RAC has been consistently at the forefront in developing motoring services - from introducing uniformed patrols in 1901 and roadside emergency telephone boxes in 1912 right through to the present day when we boast the world's most advanced computer systems to deal with calls for roadside assistance.
Six million RAC Members enjoy access to an enormous range of motoring products and services throughout their driving lives, ranging from the familiar and much appreciated roadside assistance in the event of a breakdown to continually updated legal and technical advice and up-to-the-minute travel information.
Please note that RAC membership is subject to the published RAC terms of membership at the time of joining or renewing and that the 15% discount cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer.
www.clubgti.com /affiliation/rac.php   (334 words)

  
 RAC unsecured personal car loan - Money extra
The RAC Loan is available to anyone between the ages of 18 -75 and may be used for debt consolidation.
Personal loans are offered by the RAC in four rate bands however the actual APR that you will be charged may vary from the quoted typical APR depending on your circumstances and the loan amount.
RAC was founded in 1897 and currently has some six million members.
www.moneyextra.com /loans/suppliers/rac.html   (394 words)

  
 RAC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Real Application Clusters, is a cluster database sold by the Oracle corporation; more commonly known as Oracle RAC.
Recreation and Athletics Centre at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario.
Rac or Raci, a name used to designate Serbs, Bunjevci, and Ĺ okci in Middle Ages and the early modern times.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/RAC   (239 words)

  
 BSM – The British School of Motoring | Learn to drive & pass your test with the driver training experts | UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
RAC reserves the right to refuse any applicant for membership for any good reason.
RAC Motoring Services, whose registered office is at 8 Surrey Street, Norwich NR1 3NG.
You may also upgrade to another RAC service level such as "At Home" or "Recovery" but this is done at the normal price.
www.bsm.co.uk /free_rac/index.html   (505 words)

  
 iAnywhere.com - RAC Software Gears up Accelerated Field Service Management Offering with iAnywhere
RAC Software is deploying iAnywhere services and technology including M-Business Anywhere Application Edition and SQL Anywhere to mobilise its award-winning applications for distributed service management, Servitor (Asset Management) and Tranman (Fleet Management) and Field Service Management.
RAC Software's Field Service Management solution encompasses integrated CRM call centre technology, real time dynamic resource scheduling, asset management and mobile applications which can be configured to the requirements of different customers, or to manage different kinds of jobs or assets without change to the application itself.
RAC Software Solutions, part of RAC plc, provide asset, fleet and field service management solutions to 550 customers across a wide range of sectors including; MoD, local authorities, housing, utilities, emergency services, facilities management and the service sector.
www.ianywhere.com /press_releases/rac.html   (878 words)

  
 Informatica United Kingdom: Customer Success: Transportation & Distribution: RAC
RAC has been a remarkable success story in the U.K., building not just a strong brand name, but also a diverse portfolio of routes to market and a large and loyal customer base.
RAC chose Informatica PowerCenter as the data integration cornerstone of its CDW, extracting and transforming data from numerous disparate sources and integrating it into the Oracle-based data warehouse.
According to Andrew Urbanski, RAC data architect, “The selection of PowerCenter as RAC’s ETL tool of choice followed a rigorous proof of concept trial with strict success criteria, all of which were achieved.
informatica.com /UK/customers/rac.htm   (1002 words)

  
 Mediasurface Web Content Management | RAC Streamlines Content Management with Mediasurface   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
UK leaders in motor services, RAC, announce plans to streamline content management of their main consumer website, www.rac.co.uk with the installation of Mediasurface Content Management Console (CMC).
The RAC consumer website hosts a variety of constantly changing information, including traffic and travel news and is updated by staff in separate divisions.
RAC anticipate that the CMC’s implementation will bring the benefits of their content management approach to a wider internal audience, enabling a smooth transition from existing flat file pages, to managed sites with dynamic content capability.
www.mediasurface.com /news/archive/RACcmc   (711 words)

  
 VT Software Solutions - Home of Tranman Fleet Management Software & Servitor Asset Software
RAC Software are pleased to announce we will be exhibiting at the GreenFleet Arrive 'n' Drive event, April 11th at Silverstone Racetrack.
RAC Software will be exhibiting the complete range of Tranman fleet management software on stand 49a, inside hangar D4 at the National Association of Police Fleet Managers exhibition, 16-17 August 2005 at Wroughton, near Swindon.
Tranman, the fleet management software from RAC Software Solutions, is being used to prepare and manage the fleet of vehicles specifically assembled to police the G8 Summit on 6-8 July at the Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland.
www.racsoftware.co.uk /news_v3.htm   (1582 words)

  
 RAC Foundation - London Assembly Inquiry: Decriminalised parking enforcement
The RAC Foundation whilst maintaining links with RAC members is wholly separate from and independent of RAC plc and its associated companies.
The RAC Foundation recognises that providing PAs with little or no discretion is logical and valid since it affords a degree of protection to the PA from those who would seek to coerce them into cancelling the PCN.
It may also be that PAS adjudicators push at the boundaries of their jurisdiction as a means of compensating for the perceived unwillingness of local authorities or their contractors to properly carry out their duty to properly consider representations.
www.racfoundation.org /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=32   (1142 words)

  
 easy.com : news : easyJet has appointed a new chief executive
Andrew, who was previously the Chief Executive of RAC plc prior to its acquisition by Aviva plc earlier this year, will be taking up his new post on 1 December 2005.
Andrew joined Lex Service plc in 1996 as Chief Executive and led its transformation from a vehicle distribution company into RAC plc, a strongly-branded, consumer-facing services company with 6.5 million members.
RAC plc delivered strong growth in a variety of consumer services, which included BSM, financial and legal services, as well as good expansion in business services, winning large contracts.
www.easy.com /archive/02.09.05EJ.html   (401 words)

  
 Spectris plc Annual Report 2005 - Board of directors
From 1990 to 2002 he was with Logica plc, initially as group finance director and latterly as deputy chief executive.
He was a director of Tomkins plc and Chairman of Tomkins Corporation, USA, for 11 years until he retired at the end of 2003.
He has been a non-executive director of Rexam plc and RAC plc and is currently a non-executive director of The Rank Group Plc, Arla Foods UK plc, Bovis Homes Group Plc and will be appointed a non-executive director of BPP Holdings plc from May 2006.
www.spectris.com /investors/repacct2005/board/index.html   (710 words)

  
 RAC Contact us - Find the right contact
RAC Breakdown assistance (cover is included with purchase of car)
For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, the data controller in relation to the information you supply is RAC Motoring Services (RACMS), Company No: 1424399, 8 Surrey Street, Norwich NR1 3NG.
*RACMS is part of RAC Plc, which includes the Lex group of companies, The British School of Motoring Limited and Hyundai Car (UK) Ltd).
www.rac.co.uk /web/contactus   (482 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: U.K.
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Aviva Plc, the U.K.'s biggest insurer, agreed to buy roadside assistance company RAC Plc for 1.1 billion pounds ($2.1 billion) in cash and stock to sell auto coverage to almost 7 million British motorists.
RAC shares rose 6.5 percent to a record 937.5 pence.
RAC last month reported 2004 net income rose more than fivefold to 52.5 million pounds, or 44.7 pence a share, after vehicle leasing revenue grew and costs related to the sale of some businesses a year earlier weren't repeated.
www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10001062&refer=movers_by_index&sid=a8UYDsuQdFR0   (901 words)

  
 Rac Plc Information | Business.com
RAC plc Formerly known as Lex Service PLC.
The Group provides service to customers through five business groupings: RAC Consumer...
Find information on Rac Plc with operations and products, financials, officers, competitors and more at Hoover's.
www.business.com /directory/automotive/fleet_management/rac_plc   (180 words)

  
 Power line communications
In Europe, the term PLC is also used for the Broadband data transmission, whereas in North America, the term Broadband over Power Lines (BPL) is more commonly used.
Several technical presentations were used to try and convince the EU representatives of the need to protect the spectrum users from the high interference levels generated by PLC.
The EU PLC Workshop was convened October 2003 and restricted to Member States representatives.
www.rac.ca /regulatory/plc.htm   (2670 words)

  
 Market News
On 9 March 2005, Aviva plc ("Aviva") announced the terms of a recommended offer for the issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of RAC plc ("RAC").
Aviva has received valid elections under the Mix and Match Facility in respect of 69,468,415 RAC Shares to receive additional cash and in respect of 2,976,004 RAC Shares to receive additional Aviva Shares.
RAC Shareholders who validly elected to receive additional cash will receive approximately 0.6848 Aviva Shares and 482.3 pence in cash per RAC Share and so in proportion for any other number of RAC Shares.
www.ise.ie /app/announcementDetails.asp?ID=998341   (498 words)

  
 RAC Improves Customer Service With Informatica Data Integration Platform @ SYS-CON Media   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Since 1897, RAC has built a strong brand name in the United Kingdom by offering a diverse portfolio of motoring services to seven million members.
With seven million members, RAC is one of the UK's most progressive motoring organizations and the first choice provider for both private and business motorists.
RAC was ranked "No. 1 Roadside Assistance Provider in Customer Satisfaction" in the J.D. Power and Associates 2004 UK Roadside Study(SM), based on responses from 23,641 owners and drivers of registered vehicles who required roadside assistance.
www.sys-con.com /read/66947.htm   (790 words)

  
 RAC Software Solutions - Home of Tranman Fleet Management Software & Servitor Asset Software
For the purposes of the Data Protection Act 1998, the data controller in relation to the information you supply is RAC Software Solutions Limited (RACSS), (Company No: 03279319), RAC House, 17 Connaught Place, London, W2 2EL.
We, or they, may contact you by mail or telephone to let you know about any goods, services or promotions, which may be of interest to you.
If you do not wish to receive information from other RAC group companies, or our business partners by telephone or mail, please tick the appropriate box below, but remember that this will prevent you from receiving special offers or promotions.
www.racsoftware.co.uk /events.htm   (476 words)

  
 MMA Motor Breakdown Provided by RAC
The information You provide is collected by RAC and may be used by MMA Insurance plc or RAC or by RAC/MMA Insurance plc’s employees, agents and service providers for the purposes of insurance administration, underwriting, claims handling and to enable MMA Insurance plc or RAC to detect fraud or loss.
RAC, or MMA Insurance plc, may use some of the information You provide for research, marketing or statistical purposes.
You must ensure that any information You supply relating to anyone else is accurate and that You have obtained their consent to use their data for these purposes.
www.manorinsurance.co.uk /pages/racform_b.html   (232 words)

  
 Fibroblast Growth Factors Regulate Prolactin Transcription via an Atypical Rac-Dependent Signaling Pathway -- Jackson ...
A, GH4T2 pituitary cells were cotransfected with 3 µg of pA3rPRL-425luc, 3.0 µg of pSV40 ßgal, and 2 µg of either T17N Rac 1 (dominant negative Rac 1), Q61LRac1 (constitutively active), or vector and serum starved for 16 h.
Ren XD, Schwartz MA 1998 Regulation of inositol lipid kinases by Rho and Rac.
Mucsi I, Skorecki KL, Goldberg HJ 1996 Extracellular signal-regulated kinase and the small GTP-binding protein, Rac, contribute to the effects of transforming growth factor-ß1 on gene expression.
mend.endojournals.org /cgi/content/full/17/10/1921   (5358 words)

  
 easyJet.com - Key personnel
In his earlier career, he held various posts at British Aerospace Plc and its predecessor companies and undertook a four-and-a-half year secondment to the Ministry of Defence.
He was previously the Chief Executive of RAC plc prior to its acquisition by Aviva plc earlier this year.
Stelios retired as Chairman and as a director of easyJet plc in November 2002.
www.easyjet.com /EN/About/Information/infopack_keypersonnel.html   (1897 words)

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