(04 Feb 2023, 11:17 am)busmanT wrote Don't always believe bustimes.org!If it was one vehicle, yes, however the chances of all 3 being wrong are slim.
The ex Quaycity Versa are clearly spare buses, as are the green X45 StreetDecks - GNE have made no secret of this. It's not possible to repaint them all immediately, and probably not wise to do so given that passenger numbers are still recovering for the COVID lockdowns and further service changes might be needed.
If you'd bothered to read my full post, I added "Obviously the reasoning for this is that branding is not a priority now". At present though there's absolutely no difference to an ordinary passenger between the GNE route branded vehicles being used on other routes, and the 308 branded DB300s being on the wrong route. If anything, an ordinary passenger will probably pay zero attention to the 308 sticker on the side of a bus in comparison to a completely different coloured bus rocking up.