Shoppers demand fines for cyclists flouting Sadiq Khan's Oxford Street ban, with NOBODY yet penalised five days in
The scene on Oxford Street, where crepe shop worker Mohammed Essalhi warned the pedestrianisation scheme would prove an overall negative for businesses inside the zone.A cyclist blasts past a security guard standing with arms outstretched at the bollards on Oxford Street, as riders were filmed mocking helpless guards unable to enforce the pedestrianisation ban.A cyclist rides along Oxford Street despite the pedestrianisation ban, which carries a £160 fine for those caught cycling in the zone.Cyclists ride through Oxford Street shoppers, as cab driver Bahrain Mujagata, 21, said traffic on Regent Street left him "sitting through it" with nowhere else to go.Young men throwing rocks at people on Oxford Street during half-term. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan's pedestrianisation scheme has drawn warnings from crepe shop worker Mohammed Essalhi that it will prove an overall…Sadiq Khan, whose pedestrianisation scheme launched on Monday, has been told by black cab drivers that knock-on congestion is crippling their working day.
Five days after Sadiq Khan's Oxford Street pedestrianisation launched, cyclists are still riding freely down the 1km stretch and not a single fine has been issued despite penalties of up to £160 being available under TfL rules. Footage captured this week shows riders — many of them young men and teenagers — weaving through shoppers while security guards stand by helplessly.
Geofencing technology promised by e-bike operators to cut motor assistance in the zone has visibly failed to stop riders.
Black-cab driver Bahrain Mujagata, 21, says some Paddington runs are taking UP TO 20 MINUTES longer since traffic was pushed onto Regent Street.
