Mizter T wrote

One of the best ways would be to go to Haywards Heath where there is
a
large car park and then take a train from there direct to Victoria -
and
then take a taxi to Queensgate.

Making sure you leave the cabbie a nice tip ;-)

But as to your substantive point then yeah, if you can do something
like go to Haywards Heath as opposed to messing around with getting
into London then that would strike me as the preferable option.

But here again a good, fast service means both a not-all-that-cheap car
park and anti-commuter street parking restrictions

So how about Chessington South, Tattenham Corner, Epsom Downs,
Chipstead, Upper Warlingham (all zone 6) or Ashstead ?

Chessington World of Adventure has lots of parking.

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Mike D