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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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1 V7 l9 U0 }* L# V( A# K) OThe discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.9 B4 V; w7 C/ ?( E& w
8 T4 G# Z" q7 _6 G4 \$ HBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online., _* r4 I. ?7 y
7 A' R }$ W: S2 ~' r"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.# O, o% r; ~7 S$ z! d
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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.: b- r, `* S+ g
, N" p# E: d& h- f1 L# o9 H1 [; b' u"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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