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AIBU?

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AIBU to cut my nose of to site my face a little and be a little awkward re travelling to work

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Shinyshoes1 · 04/07/2012 14:25

I used to use my car to travel to work and used to claim expenses back until I was told by my area manager that I wasn't allowed to do this anymore as managers were complaining. Something about the distance travelling from my home exceeding the distance to my base shop blah blah blah.

Anyway, I got in tough with HR and they confirmed what I thought, I could claim expenses etc. My Area manager then produces an email from the guy at Head Office in Charge of Travel that the travel to work can't exceed travel from home etc blah blah blah.

Long and short of it, I relented, thought that the email from the Travel bloke at Head Office trumped my letter from HR and no more was said and I stopped claiming travel

I bought an Oyster top it up and use that to get to work as the travel and parking were killing me.

The buses are strike tomorrow,

Now I've been told that I drive and could drive in. NOW HOLD ON ONE MINUTE. I can't afford the travel and parking, so no I won't be using my car, we confirmed that, so AIBU to say the buses are on strike I can't get to work, so unless they provide a cab (which they did to the other staff that this happened to re the strike last week) then I won't be coming in.

I know i might be a teeny Unreasonable but I can't afford the parking and why should I use my car when it suits the company

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diddl · 04/07/2012 15:03

I´m not surprised there were complaints-claiming for 4miles??!!

samandi · 04/07/2012 15:04

If it's only four miles you could walk, unless you have mobility problems.

Adayforthinking · 04/07/2012 15:04

YABU.

But do companies ever pay for employees to travel to work? I've NEVER heard of this before!! By all means claim if you have to work at a different location, further than your normal place of work, but I've never heard of being able to claim expenses for normal every day travel to work - I want your job!!

Of course, this could be more common and I just have no clue...

I certainly wouldn't claim expenses for travel to work! But then I do work from home...

KellyElly · 04/07/2012 15:06

Is this the London bus strike? It's off :)

gwenniebee · 04/07/2012 15:10

I don't understand why you were being paid expenses just for going to work in the first place...

I certainly don't get petrol money and my drive is rather longer than four miles!

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Shinyshoes1 · 04/07/2012 15:23

People who work 25 hours or more get an annual oyster which covers trains, tubes and buses in and around London zones 1-6 afaik , those who work less can't get the travel ard but can claim 45p in the mile there and back if they are travelling from their base shop but not if it's less than from their home or something . I am on relief but can't claim as the place from base shop to the shop I'm in is the same distance or less from home to the shop I'm in something like that anyway .

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TubbyDuffs · 04/07/2012 15:26

Is this a wind up?

ObiWan · 04/07/2012 15:28

But surely the Travelcard thing is just an interest free loan, deducted from salary?

If you are actually working for a company that pays it's employees to travel in to work, please tell us who they are.

My travel costs are crippling. My husband and I live 45 miles from work.

EasilyBored · 04/07/2012 15:28

Ah right, so you are having to travel to a different location than your normal base shop? But that travel distance is actually less than if you we're travelling to your base? So now you don't drive but use their oyster card? Or do you not work enough hours and so buy your own oyster card?

Ormiriathomimus · 04/07/2012 15:30

Blimey! No-one gets paid for commuting expenses. Do they?

MAYBELATERNOWIMBUSY · 04/07/2012 15:30

your call , tell them your car is inop and see who blinks 1st , assuming you can handle the fall out if they do not blink at all?

GetOrfMoiiLand · 04/07/2012 15:36

Crikey I have never heard of a company which pays travel expenses from home - work. Travelcards etc are in the form of an interest free loan.

But anyway whatever the ins and outs are, I think you would be nuts to not drive in if there is a strike. You can't use strikes/weather/disruption as an excuse not to get to work really, especially as it is only 4 miles. They could reasonably expect you to walk there, tbh.

in this climate you can't really cut off your nose to spite your face - it really isn't worth it. Just drive in and accept the parking costs.

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Shinyshoes1 · 04/07/2012 15:36

I buy my own oyster as I don't work enough hours to get the annual one . Anyway looks like the strike has been suspended so I can get there by bus as planned , I probably would have driven in and paid parking but just speaking with another colleague and they are laying on cabs to and from work for those that can't /wont go in . They did this last time but it was my day off so it didn't affect me

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GetOrfMoiiLand · 04/07/2012 15:38

I frequently drive and get a train to other sites than my normal place of work.

When I claim fuel allowance or train costs I just claim what the distance would be from my work place to x. I don't claim the whole lot. I don't think there would be a workplace in the land that would allow you to do this.

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