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# O$ w/ X5 q9 a- c* U4 A) BTranslink says the illegal sale of U-Passes has caused millions of dollars in lost fare revenue and could jeopardize the program.- t# _; @, C, B1 E
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The discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.* q9 @$ `) K! `4 K% V7 Y% P; ~1 I2 }7 B, x
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But TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.
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"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 C2 v; X7 A4 h r
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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.) M7 l5 x0 d6 u# V
% i6 I1 U5 G. o! b2 p"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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