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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.) B/ d2 o" `6 b: w" j! 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.
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But TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.
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3 G: v! ^+ d/ V1 W- U. }% 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.$ z7 E0 C0 v2 n
$ r& ]6 C* p5 ^0 S) F6 t" u0 j* }! 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.! a' a) @: ?" V& t
0 Q% L! t0 _6 r$ z: k& y"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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