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Cyclists defy the ban on day one of Sadiq Khan's £150m traffic-free Oxford Street, which he hails as 'momentous'

Almost a kilometre of Oxford Street will close to all traffic from Monday, with deliveries confined to a midnight-to-7am window and the carriageway eventually raised to pavement level.
Almost a kilometre of Oxford Street will close to all traffic from Monday, with deliveries confined to a midnight-to-7am window and the carriageway eventually raised to pavement level.
Sadiq Khan unveils the pedestrianised stretch of Oxford Street, which he says will drive out the 'dross' American-style candy shops that have long blighted the road.
Sadiq Khan unveils the pedestrianised stretch of Oxford Street, which he says will drive out the 'dross' American-style candy shops that have long blighted the road.
Sadiq Khan on Oxford Street, where the ban also bars private hire cars, scooters and pedicabs, drawing 500,000 visitors to the street on any given day.
Sadiq Khan on Oxford Street, where the ban also bars private hire cars, scooters and pedicabs, drawing 500,000 visitors to the street on any given day.
Cyclists continuing to ride along the newly pedestrianised section of Oxford Street, where one rider obeyed an enforcement officer's order to dismount, then resumed pedalling the moment the officer turned away.
Cyclists continuing to ride along the newly pedestrianised section of Oxford Street, where one rider obeyed an enforcement officer's order to dismount, then resumed pedalling the moment the officer turned away.

Security guards shouted 'dismount' as riders on Lime bikes, e-bikes and push bikes weaved past the new barriers and bollards. One onlooker called the overnight bus diversions 'absolutely pandemonium'. Rush-hour queues built up on neighbouring streets as traffic was pushed off the stretch between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street. Michael Bolt of the Marylebone Association warned the surrounding area could be 'ruined'.

A police officer asked a security worker: 'How do I get my car down there?'

Transport for London says geo-fencing will cut power to hire e-bikes entering the zone.

Lord Sadiq Khan conceded he understands the concerns of disabled visitors: 'We are listening.'

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