Washing car in common property

Hi,

I’m Andrew, currently living under strata in Sydney.

I have a question regarding an area to wash a car.

First of all, we do not have a designated car washing space in our complex.

What I, and other owners have done is temporary use the visitors parking space for up to 1hr to wash our cars. Once finished we would move our cars back into our garage.

I was then told off by the EC secretary for not asking permission.

Question is, do I really have to ask for permission on a simple task like washing a car in a complex with no designated car wash areas?

It’s not like we park there all day and night and plus, rarely the visitor’s parking gets occupied.

Any suggestions from strata lawyers would be very appreciated.

Thank you.

Andrew