I know it costs money and goes against all progressive thinking, but wouldn't it make some sense to have cheap/free local car parks for commuters - to encourage them to drive the distance to the nearest, most useful, station and then to travel the maximum distance by train?

Some people live far from local stations (houses are generally cheaper the further you are from a station) and don't want to walk the extra 15-20 minutes each way when they could drive in 10 minutes. I guess HOP has a particular problem because of the large area of East Dulwich which does not have a more local station (I would like a Bakerloo line station close to Dulwich library).

Until there are designated places for commuters to park, there will continue to be a problem with parking close to stations until all of London is covered in CPZs. From a purely selfish perspective I don't want CPZs that will push your problem onto my doorstep.

By returning Perry Vale car park to its historic free status we could alleviate local roads around FH and HOP from around 100 commuter cars. At HOP Southwark council could create a temporary car park for commuters until they extend the cemetery to the area next to the station. Lewisham could create another temporary car park in the Greyhound track at Caford until the new development starts. At New Cross Gate there is space for a car park behind the new railway bridge and Sainsburys. These parking areas would solve the problem rather than pushing it elsewhere.