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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.) u2 e f2 |5 }& z( O& z" r! O9 G2 B+ u
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The discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.2 f# U' k4 D0 }8 s; v
8 V4 p2 [; Q* C- FBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.$ q* ~( e$ I( d7 q+ m' ~
5 y7 F9 @: _) O; O+ N4 W$ `4 o"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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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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