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B-202050 1 (1981-10-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadjut0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DECISION FILE: B-202050 THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. 0. C. 20548 DATE: October 9, 1981 MATTER OF: Captain Wooten A. York, USAR An Army officer transported some household goods in his automobile by ferry across the English Channel returning from Germany to the United States rather than having them shipped by the Government with the rest of his household goods. His claim for reimburse- ment for the ferry charge on the basis that it was incurred primarily to get his house- hold goods across the Channel is not allowed. He chose to drive his automobile via that route and take the goods with him as baggage for his personal convenience. The ferry charge was based on a per-vehicle rate in- cluding passengers, and baggage; therefore, the goods are considered baggage carried free for which the regulations provide no transportation entitlements. The reimburse- ment he recieved for his personal travel is all that he was entitled to. Captain Wooten A. York, USAR, appeals the denial of his $129 claim for transportation of 500 pounds of household goods incident to his return from Germany to the United States for separation from the Army. The $129 is the fare he paid for use of the ferry which transported him and his automobile (in which he carried the household goods) from Calais, France, to Dover, England. For the reasons set forth in the following discussion, we sustain the denial of the claim. Captain York's orders relieving him from active duty and providing for his and his dependents' return to the United States authorized shipment of his auto- mobile and household goods by the Government. The orders provided that he and his dependents could travel at personal expense by United States flag commercial carriers over any route they chose and claim reimburse- ment. The orders also noted that Captain York would be sailing his own boat from England to the United States DIGEST:

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