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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.& U- P2 e% m/ l; R& \+ P
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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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% G3 s9 G5 ` W2 ]) ]8 \But TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.# ] e( e5 D. e7 v8 q
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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.: ]! B4 E1 \, y$ ?) @2 J4 ^! y9 T
. ?& |1 I& g* Y. FHe 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.
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7 P$ t4 R* `9 U& v+ l"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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