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Translink says the illegal sale of U-Passes has caused millions of dollars in lost fare revenue and could jeopardize the program.; Q6 p! E; q- }0 S1 [
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The discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.+ ?, u6 ~- ^1 u+ x. ]
; H: Y1 A2 J `But TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.9 e2 p d" `% E9 |; ~# Y/ G* }! t
! [: u9 {1 Z5 R8 h"Anybody who buys and uses a U-Pass needs to know that there are serious consequences if they're caught and we do catch people," he said.. B' u/ C) Z% i0 H% r5 y3 Z2 J
( c5 q; u3 ?, e# q$ b0 }He warns officials do monitor Craigslist and other similar sites and will often pose as buyers to catch offenders, who could face criminal charges, including fraud.3 }0 G3 r ]$ q- p# w! ^
( U4 K/ _" x# x9 g$ l"We know that, in some cases, the international students have been active in this activity. You can understand that being charged with a criminal offense could impact somebody's status in Canada, so they're taking a horrible risk, particularly," said Hardie. |
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