Cars to be banned from Oxford Street ‘as quickly as possible’

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Sir Sadiq Khan has announced plans to ban traffic from part of Oxford Street will be implemented "as quickly as possible" due to support from "the vast majority of Londoners".

According to Khan’s office, 66 per cent of respondents to a consultation supported the pedestrianisation plan. A separate YouGov survey conducted in September 2024 indicated that 63% of Londoners are in favour of the project.

Cars to be banned from Oxford Street ‘as quickly as possible’

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