The plan to ban traffic on London’s Oxford Street ... told Metro they were not convinced about the vision of Oxford Street without cars and buses – or that the plan will ever happen.

This is not the first time the mayor’s office has attempted to clear cars of Oxford Street – a previous attempt was blocked by then-Conservative-run Westminster City Council in 2018.

He stressed it would not be okay for everybody to “jump in a car ... ban vehicles across a major tourist hub. A public consultation has been opened on whether to pedestrianise Oxford Street ...