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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.$ G* g, h8 Q, V/ t& t% @7 K) P+ \
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The discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.8 I: ?% ]$ t% A5 c
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But TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.+ s5 e/ m0 m; l# }0 x% O
, H4 A% o$ }: w0 o+ p/ w"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. M! e8 H& ^$ A0 M0 l: H
, e# I% J+ [* X4 LHe 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.) j+ c( \$ S! j$ ?
" M- i8 b" |9 P) W5 ~"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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