Eight-thirty hadn't even ticked over and the first customer had been and gone. More were arriving.
But this wasn't an ordinary Monday for the Feilding AA Centre team, as the day started with Manawatū District Mayor Helen Worboys declaring the new centre open.
Feilding is part of the Automobile Association's Whanganui District Council and the ribbon-cutting duties went to AA district councillors Russell Cameron and Kester Olivecrona.
After three decades in the same Fergusson St building, the Feilding centre has moved to 4 MacArthur St, formerly the home of Bookmark Cafe and more recently Helloworld.
Feilding centre manager Trish Street said the former premises were too big for the centre's needs and are earthquake-prone, plus the MacArthur St premises are newer. The centre has three staff.