Crawley MP Henry Smith has launched a petition calling on Mayor of London Sadiq Khan to scrap plans to withdraw the Day Travelcard.
The paper ticket is valid for 24 hours and allows people unlimited travel on all London Transport services.
“If the Mayor of London succeeds in ending the Day Travelcard it will have a huge impact on rail passengers from all stations within Crawley,” said Mr Smith.
“This plan from Sadiq Khan will turn people away from travelling to London and beyond and hit the poorest families hardest.
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“It beggars belief that London’s own mayor is making it harder and expensive for us to visit our nation’s capital city.
“Rail passengers heading to London from Crawley, Ifield, Three Bridges or Gatwick Airport stations will be affected.
“I’m encouraging all rail passengers from the four stations in Crawley to sign my petition to the Mayor of London calling on him to scrap this proposal.”
People can sign the petition at www.henrysmith.info/savethedaytravelcard.
The petition will run until November 30, after which Mr Smith will share it with the Mayor of London to convey the concerns raised by Crawley residents.
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