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Transport for London (TfL) says that any future extensions of Oyster are "not confirmed" despite an internal staff-created newsletter suggesting otherwise.

According to a section of the September/October 2018 edition of the TfL newsletter, which has been seen by Surrey Live, Epsom railway station is scheduled to be expanded into Zone 6 of Oyster.

In response to the claim that the Epsom change will be included within the January fares revision changes, TfL says that future extensions are currently "not confirmed".

The newsletter says: "The delay to the opening of the Elizabeth line is likely to mean that the next expansion of Oyster beyond the current area of availability will be to the north on Great Northern services to Hertford North and to the south on Southern and South Western services to Epsom."

However, a TfL spokesman denied the Epsom proposal. He said: "The possibility of future extensions of Oyster and Contactless to other areas is not confirmed.

"The DfT has previously set out its goal to have a Pay As You Go structure in urban areas in its 'Strategic Vision for Rail'.

"TfL has no plans to make changes to the zoning of any stations in the TfL network."

Pay As You Go fares allow commuters to tap their contactless card or Oyster card throughout their journey, with the cost then worked out automatically.

Councillors from both Dorking and Leatherhead have had their say on how a potential expansion of Oyster may impact Mole Valley residents.

Mole Valley District councillor for Dorking North, David Draper, believes that Epsom moving into Zone 6 may impact people moving to the area.

"Certainly, if it's included in Zone 6 then it will mean that travel will be cheaper than it currently is," he said.

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"That would mean that yes, it will be interesting with the currently high state of season tickets. It's likely to have an effect on people moving to the area [Dorking] if they can't take advantage [of cheaper prices from zone 6]."

It has not yet been confirmed as to how any extension of Zone 6 will impact ticket prices at any of Surrey's stations.

Southern Rail was contacted for comment over whether it could confirm how prices may change should Epsom enter Zone 6.

It referred the query to the Department for Transport, which then confirmed it was a matter for TfL.

Councillor for Leatherhead South, Rosemary Dickson, says the Oyster zone should be expanded to Leatherhead railway station.

She said: "We need to be able to use an Oyster card from Leatherhead and the sooner we are able to do that the better.

"I imagine people would prefer to live where travel is easier and more convenient, i.e with an Oyster card, so yes, I think Epsom might well be where people would like to live, although apart from that I prefer Mole Valley!"

The district councillor, alongside Mole Valley MP Sir Paul Beresford, has been actively involved in seeking improvements for Leatherhead railway station.