Originally Posted by
Stranger
Of course. But then, at least in my environment, the reasonable thing to do would be to be clear that I drove, but limit my claim to the price of the ticket.
I would imagine this would be the OP's plan.
I'm puzzled at why that would be reasonable. Could you elaborate? E.g. doesn't the employer cover the expenses you incur (and are obliged to incur), not the expenses you could have incurred in some different situation that was impossible to realise?
If it were cheaper to drive from Toronto to Buffalo than fly, but for some reason the land border was closed, would you buy a flight but then only ask your employer to reimburse you the lower cost that would have been incurred had you driven, which you couldn't? I struggle to see how this could be reasonable.