http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/about-policies-standards-benefits/ch-10-foreign-service-instructions.page#sec-10-28-02
10.28.02 - Storage of Private Motor Vehicle and Related Expenses
10.28.02(1) (Intent) The intent of this instruction is to reimburse a member for the storage of a Private Motor Vehicle (PMV) when the shipment of the PMV to the location of the deployment is not authorized.
10.28.02(2) (Application) This instruction applies, after December 2005, to a member who is on deployment as set out in MFSI 10.1 or prohibited posted outside Canada.
10.28.02(3) (Entitlement) A member to whom this instruction applies is entitled to:
a.store the vehicle at public expense: i.at the nearest place where commercial storage facilities are available at actual and reasonable cost, supported by receipts; or
ii.when commercial storage is unavailable or not practical, DCBA may authorize the use of a non-commercial storage facility, of which the member's reimbursement is limited to $30 per month; and
b.return travel to the location of storage, where such storage facilities are necessarily outside the place of duty, in accordance with CBI 209.30 - Entitlements and Instruction, (see Canadian Forces Temporary Duty Travel Instruction) in respect of that journey.
10.28.02(4) (Retrieval of stored vehicle) On re-deployment, the member is entitled to the most practical and economical of:
a.shipment of the private motor vehicle to the new place of duty, under paragraph (5) of CBI 209.83 - Transportation and Travelling Expenses – Move of Officers and Non-commissioned Members on Posting or of Dependants; or
b.return travel to the storage facility in accordance with CBI 209.30 (see Canadian Forces Temporary Duty Travel Instruction) or CBI 209.83 in respect of that journey, and
c.when it is necessary to prepare the stored vehicle for road operation, the member may be authorized a necessary one-day scheduled stopover and, in this case, shall receive the benefits under CBI 209.30 (see Canadian Forces Temporary Duty Travel Instruction) or CBI 209.83.
10.28.02(5) (Preparation of stored vehicle – roadworthiness) When a vehicle is stored in a commercial storage facilities, the member may be reimbursed expenses that are required to restore the vehicle to roadworthiness up to $200. These expenses may include labour charges associated with a mandatory safety check, towing charges, brake cleaning/adjustments and labour and minor parts associated with a minor tune up.
(TB, effective 1 January 2006)
