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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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+ Z) h* [3 t0 E* DThe discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.' O8 C0 e9 B5 e' O1 i S+ ^
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But TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.) ~' K2 O" [6 j" P! ^
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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.; e9 A3 I F8 Z# B9 u+ H
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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.
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0 x- q. v- J Z# p1 ` a V5 {3 W; v"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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