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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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The discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University./ ]6 g& P3 Z# C. z
( s1 C- a$ S# V$ ]0 \' ]3 M2 KBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.$ J* [2 i: ?( h# F1 i( g k: G! j
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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.
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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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" g; Y. X4 \- v7 P% d"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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