Are we being unfair on Barkley? At the top of her game she was earning nearly £250,000-a-year, living in a mansion, driving flash sports cars and even owned her own nightclub.
But after hearing countless complaints from women who had suffered harrowing experiences at male-dominated garages Caroline decided it was time to launch her own business.
The service is by appointment only but as it also doubles up as a wholesaler in London's garment district behind Oxford Street, there's no need to feel intimidated.