 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
2 Z5 `! O2 j7 V; o% ]Translink says the illegal sale of U-Passes has caused millions of dollars in lost fare revenue and could jeopardize the program.
8 \9 B# {2 ~0 [1 k$ e& E
" i' H$ U0 C# J+ kThe discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.0 d; ~ q$ B+ A( w
( [( I+ }4 T }- j P5 X0 G5 k0 D
But TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.) H6 {- Z/ ?! S
5 @: s+ V d3 B3 `! 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.' u4 v# y6 b$ A
! x& M" E! G F! Q3 L9 {8 b
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.
, O0 y/ h9 `# g1 [0 m1 P: T. w
2 l) {4 n7 g2 C- X. e"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. |
|