I've signed the petition. Changes will not affect us as we both receive AA now, but that's not the point. I don't see how giving the money instead to local councils will solve anything. As others have pointed out, the money can be spent on what you choose, on paying for things that you used to do yourself, with ease. Keeping the car on the road, paying for mobility and independence. We've just paid off the car loan, car now belongs to us. As it's only 3 years old it may be the last car we we ever buy. We pay for window cleaning and gardening. We're about to have our bathroom completely re-done to make it mobility-friendly, with a walk-in shower, non-slip floor, the lot. AA has the advantage of being non-means-tested and non-taxable. We'd not get it if it was means-tested. And giving money to the local councils? How would that work? As long as we have all our marbles we don't want someone from the council coming in to tell us how to live our lives.