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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.- Y1 |% d: E% Z& b! R8 \# U3 o8 G6 X' i
0 b& q& _9 Q) t" xThe discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.
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8 I. y, Q1 v; {' |* H' e3 NBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.
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& P2 l+ \# \: R' w7 R+ M9 H"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.
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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.: ?0 `, U& H" s* r# @
7 @& m4 ^8 M" a& V* r$ _' ?"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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