# 2019-070 Pay and Benefits, Personal Motor Vehicle, Storage Fees

Case summary

F&R Date: 2019-12-18

The grievor grieved that he was not reimbursed expenses for his second private motor vehicle (PMV) for his posting. He stated that he was informed that his second PMV could not be shipped due to its age, so he placed it in storage and later drove it to his posting. As redress, he requested reimbursement of the expenses incurred for the storage and recovery of his second PMV.

The Initial Authority (IA) found that the grievor was allocated all relocation benefits in the Compensation and Benefit Instructions for the Canadian Forces (CBI). The IA did not afford redress.

The Committee found that there was no restriction in the CBI concerning the shipment of vehicles over a certain age. The Committee found that the grievor was misinformed and this constituted an error in the administration of the grievor's relocation benefits and led to the storage costs the grievor incurred.

The Committee recommended that the Final Authority afford the grievor redress and noted that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) could forward the grievor's file to the Director Claims and Civil Litigation (DCCL) to consider financial compensation. If the DCCL was unable to provide remedy, the Committee recommended that the CDS could consider using his ex gratia authority.

FA decision summary

The A/CDS agreed with the Committee's findings and recommendaiotn that the grievor be afforded redress. Relying on the ministerial discretion of CBI 208.801(2), the A/CDS directed that Director General Compensation and Benefits ensure the grievor is reimbursed for PMV storage and travel costs incurred through the maladministration of his relocation claim.