Brian wrote: > When I was at work I was entitled to First class rail travel, every one > went second class and claimed the cost of first class, even personnel > (remember them, before HR) told me to do it. > I am sure lots of us have claimed what we were entitled to, not what we > should have.
You've obviously never worked for the motor industry then. In my last job at Jags we had to supply receipts for everything except coffee/tea bought from a machine and UK taxi fares. The reason being that those two categories didn't issue receipts. Continental taxi fares had to be receipted because those drivers can and do issue them. No first class fares for anything were allowable to the oiks, except first class air fares if the flight was more than 12 hours and you were going straight into a meeting rather than having a day of recuperation before the meeting. Even then the management would try to persuade you to go second class. Expenses claims were then scrutinised by your immediate manager and then, again, by his manager. Happy days ;-)) Roger
