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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.' E: t. Y/ V& z* f! C' E$ t% u
0 \, `* V6 S1 J* }The discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.
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3 L9 S4 `/ v& B) A% l# g9 XBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.
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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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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.6 T% w3 V5 O1 x8 J2 r2 x
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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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