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B-261141 1 (1995-11-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptacbe0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Comptroller General of the United States Washington, D.C. 20548 Decision Matter of: Debra Dreisbach File: B-261141 Date: November 9, 1995 DIGEST An employee on a temporary duty assignment had a government-owned car, which had broken down, towed to a car dealership. The dealership arranged for the employee to use a rental car provided through its contract with a local car rental agency. Based on advice given to her by her supervisor, the employee purchased collision damage waiver insurance and now seeks reimbursement. The claim may not be paid. The Federal Travel Regulation expressly prohibits reimbursement to employees for such insurance. The erroneous advice of an agency official may not serve as the basis of a claim otherwise prohibited by law. DECISION The United States Department of Agriculture asks whether Special Agent Debra Dreisbach may be reimbursed for the cost of insurance she purchased incident to renting a vehicle while on official business. She may not. BACKGROUND On June 20, 1994, Ms. Dreisbach was returning from a temporary duty assignment in New Jersey to her official duty station in Hyattsville, Maryland, when the General Services Administration (GSA) vehicle to which she was assigned broke down outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She called her supervisor, who instructed her to call GSA, which advised her to have the car towed to Pacifico Ford in Philadelphia for repair. After doing so, her agency arranged for her to pick up another GSA car at the agency's King of Prussia, Pennsylvania office. On July 11, 1994, Ms. Dreisbach was required to return the GSA vehicle to the King of Prussia office. Pacifico Ford then offered to provide a rental vehicle to Ms. Dreisbach at no cost until her assigned vehicle could be repaired. Pacifico arranged for this vehicle through its contract with Enterprise Rent-A-Car, which also has a contract with the government. Enterprise's contract with Pacifico 755118

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