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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.5 O7 X* H$ v- V8 o5 V8 }% _, s
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The discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.
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But TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.
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/ E" X! M8 F+ F0 a" b/ A"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.# Y) y, H0 x! f" t
3 \0 |8 }! v+ l2 p+ C# }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.$ j1 r6 T; j% V1 x! j M7 v
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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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