Manager has refused mileage claim - AIBU?

[wonderingwanderer2]

I work in the community and so submit my mileage expenses each month. I tend to write my visits in before I do them otherwise I worry I will forget - this is clearly not a good strategy due to what has happened below and I will now do them retrospectively.

I submitted my July mileage and my manager rejected it on the basis that there was one entry that was incorrect - a face-to-face visit had been changed to an online one and I had forgotten to delete the entry - she had seen that it was a Teams meeting in my diary. I apologised and deleted the entry and resubmitted it. I have only just noticed that the mileage for the whole month (a substantial amount) has been rejected again.

Is she allowed to do this? Obviously I was at fault for not deleting the other entry when the meeting was changed to an online one, but AIBU to think she's wrong to not pay my mileage for the rest of the month now the incorrect entry has been deleted? How should I raise this with her?

My old company had list of agreed mileage between sites and you had to take the shortest route for everything else, presumably a check of Google maps would comfirm.
Otherwise what's to say I wasn't claiming for my own errands before visiting the client, if I am recording off odometer.
I knew someone suspended for 6 months, while an investigation took place on her mileage. She only got her job back after a lengthy fight and on a technicality.
Mileage and expense fraud is gross misconduct, if you get caught.

That couldn't possibly be construed as intent to commit fraud given that she doesn't submit the claim till she has corrected it. If anything, it is the employee who stands to lose out by completing mileage sheets before starting out, given that in practice she may find she has to take a diversion so, if she forgets to change the claim, she is under claiming.

If anything, it is the employee who stands to lose out by completing mileage sheets before starting out, given that in practice she may find she has to take a diversion so, if she forgets to change the claim, she is under claiming.
Most companies will only pay you for the shortest route.
I wouldn't want to be trying to remember road works, if the claim got a routine audit 6 months later.
Mileage fraud is gross misconduct.

Just as well that there's no indication that OP is committing fraud, then, isn't it?

Give the only information we have is from the OP, that is hardly surprising is it? 😂

Just as well that there's no indication that OP is committing fraud, then, isn't it?
Just plain weird that the op and others don't just come right out and say 'i'm committing fraud" isn't it.
Either way, my response was to your suggestion that the op could be missing out, when most companies will only pay for the shortest route. I didnt say they were committing fraud, merely pointing out that its considered theft and therefore gross misconduct, if you are found out.
Imagine it's easy enough to make mistakes, but you need to be careful, especially if your manager doesn't like you, or they are wanting rid.

That's a classic example of scraping the barrel

What is? 😐

The message quoted

So you think it’s scraping the barrel to think an Op may not be the most reliable source? 😂

Thanks to those who were reassuring with their messages.

For those of you who doubted me, I spoke to my manager this morning and it was an error on her part so I have nothing to worry about. Must be horrible to be so judgemental and cynical of people.

Glad to read that it has all been resolved and that you had the conversation with your manager.