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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.! A3 I8 M" t: t7 f0 y+ h* n
* r& Z" a$ q8 t/ w) z4 [" l3 VThe discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.
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1 g# q, u. ?6 P$ X: KBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.
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; |* }0 b+ J( s, Q+ c9 j6 I"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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; P! R( \+ |. B% R" I- ~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.
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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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