By Daily Press staff
The Automobile Club of Southern California has opened a new office in its old Santa Monica location, continuing the Auto Club’s 104-year history of serving Southern Californians.
The Santa Monica office, located at 2730 Santa Monica Blvd., will serve more than 85,000 Auto Club members living and working in the Santa Monica area.
Through the office’s full service AAA Travel Agency, Auto Club members and the public can use the travel agency to plan tours and cruises, make worldwide and domestic airline reservations, book hotels and car rentals and obtain rail tickets and travelers checks. International travel services include passport, visa and customs information, low-cost passport photos, international driver’s permits and Mexico automobile insurance. Additional planning services include TourBooks®, Trip Tiks® and maps for auto travel.
The office features a full-service sales department providing auto, watercraft, homeowners, renters and life insurance services.
The sales department also offers several additional services such as mobile home, small business and collector car insurance.
“Our sales agents provide prompt and professional service, and members who qualify can get multi-policy discounts on their auto and homeowners insurance,” said Richard Greene, the auto club’s sales manager. The sales staff also handles Auto Club memberships, including group rates for businesses and organizations.
“Our Santa Monica office is the latest in a series of district offices that serve Los Angeles-area members,” said district manager Diana Price. “As the number of members continue to grow in this vibrant area, we need to continue meeting the challenges of serving them. We’re excited to reestablish a presence in Santa Monica, where we first opened an office on Ocean Avenue in 1919.”
Other services offered are DMV transactions including vehicle registration, credit card applications and vehicle purchasing services. Business hours for the Auto Club’s Santa Monica office are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and Saturday 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. For more information, call (310) 453-1909.
The Automobile Club of Southern California, the largest affiliate of the AAA, has been serving members since 1900. Today, the Auto Club’s members benefit by the organization’s emergency road service, insurance services, travel agency, financial products, automotive pricing, buying and financing programs, automotive testing and analysis, trip plan-ning services, highway and transportation safety programs. Information about these products and services is available on the Auto Club’s Web site at www.aaa.com.
The Automobile Club of Southern California, the largest affiliate of the AAA, has been serving members since 1900. Today, the Auto Club’s members benefit by roadside assistance, insurance products and services, travel agency, financial products, automotive pricing, buying and financing programs, automotive testing and analysis, trip planning services, highway and transportation safety programs. Information about these products and services is available on the Auto Club’s Web site at www.aaa-calif.com.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 27, 2005. Read the original PDF.