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3 J& K" Y* @& _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.- Q* U& n, U9 U' V$ B6 E
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But TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.
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1 a0 D$ S2 N3 W& i4 j/ 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.
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/ H, A8 g( O: x# W P( H! ~: VHe 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.7 M5 v& G& K1 v+ Z: p
: l; D( J2 J% c& ~2 |# Y"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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