[squeaky-clean]

I think they meant it more along the lines of "I'd rather have my bus be on time than have my smartphone tell me exactly how late it will be."

[DINKDINK]

Good luck with on-time buses in London traffic.

[corobo]

Having said that they're frequent enough if you're an out-of-towner they feel like they're running perfectly on time.

If a bus is late where I'm from it just vanishes - you can be watching Arriva's live map and its route blip will just disappear, enjoy waiting for the next one (minimum half hour wait, repeat if that one's running late too)