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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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* W* x- g# `8 A- qThe discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.% J' i: g% G$ h0 t! o
# g3 l) c4 p, G* ?( bBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.- {& ^+ h6 d/ u: `1 S, ~7 H
* L! c6 j9 C( X% ?% ^" t( E"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.. I* C2 P( a/ @- z0 a" z
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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.2 f6 \& ^9 y! Q% Y0 u
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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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