Car Chic Blog
By Juliet Potter
 I was recently asked a question that I couldn’t answer and was hoping you girls could help! The
question revolves around that of 'car space etiquette' (CSE!) –
an issue so complex, so grey and so darned frustrating, that even the
strongest of us have been weakened and known to ‘lose it’
when confronted with its stranglehold.
So my bestie Tiffany
(aka Tiff) was down the main street of a Sydney suburb (amongst
the madness of Christmas shopping) the other day and had
effectively staked her claim – i.e. spied the space, put the
blinker on, was already singing the praises of her car space provider
(the book 'The Secret') when the unthinkable happened. A gentleman
walked into the space and stood in the middle of it with his hand up so
she couldn’t drive in. He then motioned for her to back out of
the space. Incredulous! Tiff wound her window
down and, after taking a few deep breaths (so as not to unleash her
impending road rage), asked him what he heck he thought he was
doing! He replied that his friend was on his way in a car,
he was just around the corner, and would arrive any minute now and
explained that he was holding/saving/going to Greenpeace-like lengths
(you know how they chain themselves to trees, etc.?) to hold the
car-space until he arrived! "You can’t do that," Tiff
cried. "It’s not CSE! Those aren’t the rules!" And so
it went on, for quite some time until, completely exasperated, she
finally backed out and moved on to greener pastures, eventually finding
another space (albeit some time later). So ladies, I pose this question to you (as she did to me): What exactly are the CSE rules? Do
you actually have to be driving a car to claim the car space in this
situation or is it merely first in best dressed? Has this happened to
you? Hit me up with your stories, feedback and solutions here! Safe driving, - Juliet
About Juliet Potter:
Juliet Potter was the first person in
Australia to launch a car website
especially for women to help empower them when buying a car. In 2007,
the mother of two was crowned the Female Champion for the QLD
Government’s
Ethanol+e campaign, as a result of her passion to show people how they
can love their car and do their bit for their environment. After many
years of creating initiatives to feminise the traditionally
male-dominated auto industry, including AutoChic.com.au, Juliet is regarded as Australia’s leading female auto expert.
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