£100m boost of West End car ban

Reprinted in full from BBC News Online, Sunday 2nd December 2007

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More than £100m was spent by shoppers visiting parts of the West End following a traffic ban in the area, according to retailers.
An estimated one million shoppers spending on average £100 descended onto Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street on Saturday.

All three roads were closed off to traffic as part of Shop West End VIP (Very Important Pedestrians) Day.

It was the third year the event had been held.

“We’re very pleased with the figures so far,” said Jace Tyrrell from the New West End Company which organised the event.

“It will be a couple more days before we get a more exact figure with more analysis but so far yes, we’re very pleased.”