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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.
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The discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.: T% c$ A3 y. f8 }7 s1 j
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But TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.. v# I5 [4 v9 R7 G1 ~2 l1 N5 r. a4 g
; M( v9 c# I/ Q2 t* t"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.1 u# V- K) @. _ l4 N$ e/ |4 _: r. h
6 c; `: ]. [9 ?( O3 @( QHe 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.. ~' c. ? n3 I0 @
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"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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