"Up to 11m is being spent annually on cracking down on Tube train graffiti, Transport for London (TfL) commissioner Andy Lord has said. Mr Lord said they had seen a "spike" in Tube carriages being tagged, particularly on the Bakerloo and Central lines. In response to a Freedom of Information request, TfL last month said staff were tirelessly working to remove "one tag on average every three minutes"."
"Mr Lord told the London Assembly budget and performance Committee: "We're spending between 10m and 11m on a combination of proactive investigation and prevention, as well as cleaning." He added: "We're working very closely with the British Transport Police and our own investigation teams to identify and prevent particularly the hotspot locations where people are gaining access to the trains." In the summer, it emerged that cleaners were removing more than 3,000 tags on Tube trains every week."
Up to 11m is being spent annually on cracking down on Tube train graffiti, funding proactive investigation, prevention and cleaning. TfL has recorded a spike in carriages being tagged, especially on the Bakerloo and Central lines. Staff remove one tag on average every three minutes, and cleaners removed more than 3,000 tags weekly over the summer. Enforcement teams photograph tags before cleaning to support prosecutions. TfL is working closely with the British Transport Police and internal investigators to identify hotspot locations where people gain access to trains. Most affected trains are cleaned out of service, though some are cleaned while running.
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