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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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; v# F9 c3 [& J$ YThe discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.
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% U# [2 d( O( u3 h8 p9 dBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.! l6 [* ?& J: {. P/ A
, X j. k7 s1 P. l6 |"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.( c* s7 g/ [, o" |% @0 l
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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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/ g7 g8 P2 |: d2 `0 h"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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