Parody London tube sign generator taken down after 'legal threat' from TfL

Site developer says Transport for London lawyer asked for deletion because some people use it to fake noticeboards with 'racially offensive messages'

A parody website allowing users to make a fake "handwritten" London Underground sign has been taken down because Transport for London was concerned it was being used to circulate racist messages.

Yorkshire-based developer Tim Waters tweeted on Thursday that he had been asked by TfL to delete the website due to concerns that people believed the images were real.