Arbitrator awards 30 cents per kilometre for transportation expenses and compensates wife's driving services for phobic applicant.
The applicant was injured in a motor vehicle accident and applied for statutory accident benefits, specifically claiming higher transportation expenses and compensation for his wife's driving services due to his driving phobia.
The arbitrator found that 30 cents per kilometre was a reasonable rate for transportation expenses, rejecting the insurer's lower calculation based only on operating costs.
The arbitrator also accepted that the applicant suffered from a severe driving phobia caused by the accident and awarded compensation for his wife's driving services at the minimum wage rate for the hours reasonably required to attend medical appointments.
OFSCDRSOntario Financial Services Commission - Dispute Resolution ServicesSep 20, 1994
