Commuting from Croydon could become cheaper if campaigners get their way and town centre stations are changed from being in zone five to zone four.

Labour’s candidate for Croydon Central, Sarah Jones, and Croydon North MP Steve Reed were at East Croydon station this morning to launch their campaign by handing out leaflets to passengers.

They want the Mayor of London Boris Johnson to switch East Croydon and West Croydon stations into zone four on the Transport for London map.

The pair say this would make financial sense, with savings of up to £336 a year on an annual travelcard.

And they say it would make geographical sense, with other stations further out than Croydon already in zone four.

Sarah Jones said: "Croydon is one of London’s key growth areas, highlighted in the Mayor’s own London plan.

"With new housing and shopping developments, and the success of new small businesses and Tech City, Croydon is set to become a vibrant European city, the new capital of the South East.

"Faced with all this opportunity, I call on the Mayor to make this change and put money back into the pockets of the hard working people of Croydon."

Steve Reed added: "The Mayor of London must move these two Croydon stations into zone four.

"Croydon’s commuters are being ripped off by £336 a year simply because their local station is in zone 5.

"Croydon is closer to central London than many existing zone four stations.

"It’s only fair that Croydon should get this change."

They have also launched an online petition at www.zone4croydon.com

A seven day travelcard covering zones one to five costs £53.40 while the cost for zones one to four is £45, a difference of £8.40 a week.

An annual travelcard for zones one to five costs commuters £2,136 while the equivalent cost for zones one to four is £336.00 a year less at £1,800.

East Croydon is in zone five and is 9.3 miles from Trafalgar Square, the point from which distances are measured.

West Croydon, also in zone five, is just nine miles from the heart of London.

Chigwell station is 11.7 miles east of central London and Hounslow Central is 10.6 miles to the west, both further away than the two Croydon stations, and yet both are included in travel zone four.

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