# TfL says Oxford Street barriers caused no ambulance delay

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/fury-as-ambulance-appears-stuck-behind-barriers-at-oxford-streets-pedestrian-only-zone/
- Published: 2026-11-04T10:24:32+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T11:25:46+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16264377/ambulance-appears-stuck-barriers-Oxford-Street-pedestrian-zone.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- An ambulance stopped at barriers on Oxford Street.
- TfL says it was asking for directions and was not delayed.
- Ambulance crews say they have reported no delays since the changes.

## Summary

Footage shared by Westminster councillor Timothy Barnes showed an ambulance stopping at barriers to Oxford Street’s new pedestrian zone, prompting concerns that emergency crews could be delayed. Transport for London said the ambulance had stopped to ask for directions and was helped through without delay; the London Ambulance Service said crews had reported no delays since the changes began.

The half-mile zone, which crosses Oxford Circus, opened on 26 October and bars bicycles, cars, buses and taxis between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street. The £150 million scheme includes plans for benches and trees, while TfL says staff can open the barriers for emergency vehicles and that it has worked with emergency services on access arrangements. Barnes also described a separate incident in which paramedics reportedly parked further down Oxford Street and ran to a patient.

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