From Monday 26 October 2026, the stretch of Oxford Street in London between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street, almost a kilometre long, becomes traffic-free. Taxis, private hire vehicles, buses, cycles, scooters and pedicabs will all be kept out of that section. Emergency vehicles will still have access, and delivery and servicing vehicles can get in between midnight and 7am. Some road changes start sooner. From 10pm on 19 October, the turns from James Street into Oxford Street and from Oxford Street into Gilbert Street close for good. Traffic from James Street will leave via Barrett Street, and Gilbert Street becomes two-way between Oxford Street and Brook Street. On the evening of Sunday 25 October, traffic will be sent away from Oxford Street between Portman Street and Winsley Street before the ban starts the next morning. TfL is warning of diversions, closures and turning restrictions around Oxford Street, Regent Street, Bond Street and Great Portland Street. Until the ban starts, taxis and PHVs can still work the area, but pick-up and drop-off points may move. Westminster Council has raised concerns that traffic could be pushed onto smaller side roads.