Fake two-zone TransLink passes were produced in China, sold in Vancouver
 

Five people, including two foreigners in Vancouver on student or visitor visas, have been charged in connection with an eight-month investigation into counterfeit TransLink passes.

The probe focused on counterfeit TransLink two-zone monthly passes, allegedly being produced in China and sold at a slightly reduced price to unsuspecting transit users in Metro Vancouver through ads — in both Chinese and English — on social networking websites.

TransLink’s two-zone monthly passes for adults sell for $110, while the counterfeit passes were being sold for $90 to $100 each.

Fake two-zone TransLink passes were produced in China, sold in Vancouver

lol pretty smart.

till they got caught :smug:

A whopping $10-20 in savings.

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They should invest their efforts in much more worthwhile causes, like selling replica BBT stamps.

Probably smart, if they were $40 people might start wondering if there real. At $10-20 off they probably figure they are hot and some people don't care and buy anyway.

yeahh i agree.. there's an ID on very bus card.. and every month they must've changed it to a different letter or number.. and in hopes the transit police can spot these fake passes. 90-100 bucks canadian is bout $1000.00 in China.. that's alot of moneyy!! lol

lol what? where you got your exchange rate from, can I buy some renminbi from you?

^ ROFL

Exactly what I was thinking

FS: U-Pass
no picture ID
authentic...made in Canada
$27

lol.... how did they tell its fake? anyone has pictures of these fake passes?

why am i not surprised

does china make everything fake ....

as long as someone makes it, China will copy it...

You obviously do not take public transit. I started to take public transit last year and I can tell you I would jump on $10 savings in a heart beat.
$10 a year = $120.
$120 for years = savings.

jesus, a bus pass is 110? thats like hardly less than my insurance.

Transit in this city is fucking expensive!
With all the price hikes they said it was to "provide more reliable service to its customers"

Transit system is STILL shit in my area

That's more than my insurance but we still have to pay for gas and maintainance.
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And parking, we've got like one of the highest parking tax rates
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wow
so lame -.-

gas is so worth the price of convenience.
3 cheers for driving! lol

I was hoping to be able to see pictures. :okay:

Pics or it didn't happen :troll:
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im in china right now lets see if i can score some & use it when i come back in december :troll:

on a side note when is vancouver gonna have the smart card system anyways

End of 2012/Early 2013

The same thing with the fare gates. Construction has already begun for the Expo line and apparently the Millenium line was already designed for these gates.

you probably wont beable to use these fake passes for income tax...

how much do people get when you use the monthly passes for income tax?