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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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5 O7 ^" e3 D4 J% ?! A6 s+ A7 FThe discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.1 w3 A$ o: B2 ~+ U
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But TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.# W* C+ D: b1 ?: B# B
! Z9 _: C3 C% ^3 g! ]"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.8 J6 o, ]/ [& j6 R4 L0 I. q2 @" i
! S: f! l+ _0 {; N. {# m; aHe 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.* Z1 S3 ?1 X7 m8 j& g5 ]. A
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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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