Sullivan Buses only managed roughly 65 per cent timetable compliance during monitoring late last year and between February 1 and May 23 this year, below the 80 per cent cutoff where a penalty can be imposed. A deputy traffic commissioner report published on Friday (July 25) gave a £1k penalty and, due to “sustained poor performance” without “prompt and appropriate remedial action” for the 306 Watford to Borehamwood route, discussions over how the money can be returned to users have been set. 306 bus route (Image: Intalink) It was acknowledged that “extreme variability” in traffic conditions due to proximity to the M25, A1(M), and related bottleneck junctions, as well as the 306 route’s length make it “extremely difficult to make up time once lost”. Sullivan Buses owner Dean Sullivan highlighted the delays the 306 picks up in Watford, Bushey, and Borehamwood, which are monitored and addressed through revised timetables. It could add extra journey times, he told the Watford Observer, but this increases costs and sparks customer complaints over waits when buses could go faster.