 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
8 V& q. {" r/ v5 TTranslink says the illegal sale of U-Passes has caused millions of dollars in lost fare revenue and could jeopardize the program.6 c7 u0 j0 m" } ^. m& S
) M2 x8 O# k7 ?5 ~9 R* z4 j1 I( A
The discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.5 j& g% M1 ^/ U
]$ B2 J2 j1 eBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.
' P5 p9 v t1 B1 E* ]& \4 L" ~$ x. @# L$ A% U
"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.
" U2 F8 b. I; v! H& J
+ E& `; Q0 |! h7 u/ PHe 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.
# j5 }; j8 T0 ^ }8 M" C; ^" V0 t1 R0 s
"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. |
|