31. Having purchased the RAC business from the Royal Automobile Club in 1999, Lex Group renamed themselves RAC plc in 2002. 32. The Royal Automobile Club on Tuesday welcomed the government's determination to ease congestion, but expressed pity for the wardens. 33. The Duke was the longest-serving Vice President of the Royal Automobile Club , with which he was associated since 1948. 34. Madden, however, quickly warmed to automobiles and became the first president of the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria in 1903. 35. "Basically west London and central London are closed, " said Peter Brill, spokesman for the Royal Automobile Club . 36. "Basically west London and central London are closed, " said Royal Automobile Club spokesman Peter Brill said at midmorning. 37. Victorian motorists'group, the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, said the state government should step in to preserve fuel supplies. 38. He had been staying at the Royal Automobile Club until the day before his death, as was usual when he visited London. 39. The NLC's building once hosted its own branch of the Post Office, something which the Royal Automobile Club still does. 40. Former members of the Royal Automobile Club ( RAC ) sued the directors for failing to disclose that they had plans to demutualise.