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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./ C# L/ F( T3 n; E' B, t. Z
/ o9 N8 H# e" a% j& W. N; wThe discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.% ^/ y5 W0 p+ t6 z; D3 j7 k W
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But TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.4 t% U) X1 }" ^- U, i+ [/ Y3 B
9 @; V5 @, |1 h6 U9 Z! v" c0 N- w"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.1 c3 ^5 N' g- e& @1 O* s
( d' c6 e* I7 n: N+ 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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