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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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& \8 t8 _0 I0 N( TThe discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.0 w7 U7 _" n+ |/ m
% n7 S" D$ m: Z8 j; h5 wBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.1 p$ Q0 s5 R/ y! x3 }6 y& ~+ ~
% q8 y3 B" L* C( u, z2 P: }"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.* A! [) K9 f% k, z9 l
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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.+ J7 I& d5 N2 [4 W9 N+ x
# X, c: S: _7 O"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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