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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.
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$ p; {: Z2 R* Q) y8 lThe 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./ W. v" R0 }/ U5 l$ H9 u" f* ~
[4 C6 T& `( i- F! z6 n9 F"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. k/ { `0 s7 U' [: i
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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.9 [( K8 }0 A- {2 x
6 _1 n, h) i: `: J( ~; W. ["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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