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As part of the council's participation in the European Mobility Week, which is currently underway, the council is keen to encourage people out of their cars and onto foot, bicycles or public transport on Friday 28 September.  All over Europe people are giving up their cars for the sake of their health and the environment.

The Croydon Commuter Challenge is open to all individuals, businesses and organisations travelling in and around Croydon, to find out who can make the most difference to the environment, and their own health, by choosing sustainable or active transport.

Teams or individuals are invited to leave their cars at home and use alternatives such as walking, cycling, roller-blading, taking the tram, train or bus, or by car sharing, to reduce their CO2 emissions. 

As well as helping the environment, participants stand to win one of the great prizes that are up for grabs, including: restaurant meals, MP3 players and vouchers. 

Councillor Phil Thomas, cabinet member for environment and highways, said:
"Nowadays people are more and more aware of the need to take regular exercise to benefit their health. The beauty of the Croydon Commuter Challenge is that, in addition to doing themselves some good, those taking part are also doing their bit to help the environment in which we all live - so everybody benefits.

"I hope they'll realise that leaving the car at home and using a different means of getting to work isn't as difficult or irksome as they might have imagined, and they'll give serious thought to using their chosen alternative more often - particularly if it's walking, running or cycling."