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' Z: x9 A/ A) ]9 G2 ^& ?, j" pTranslink says the illegal sale of U-Passes has caused millions of dollars in lost fare revenue and could jeopardize the program.
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% H# i/ A( h6 F3 QThe discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.$ _. J0 q5 W" h$ h
) k7 M) P: o, VBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.6 g8 z* H, b; F+ {' e9 n F2 c
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"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.
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+ w) ~! c! ]$ Z J5 s4 i1 G4 GHe 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.+ a! g4 X+ l! u: H1 h+ [7 [
: c6 f4 E8 `& W"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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