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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.! x q$ @* |% [
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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., @) _, Q4 T- ]+ _) c1 i; z, r
9 \% X0 G; H" Q0 N* l+ t3 D"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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' j( f8 R$ C% P9 X Y, ~# D6 V+ a4 UHe 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.0 N# _" e0 i. O9 m
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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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