The first is the shop's own per-hour labor rate. The second is book time.. A shop's labor rate is the hourly rate it charges for work. The term book time refers to the average amount of time it takes to perform a particular automotive repair or maintenance job.
Record-Setting Weather in Europe. Hottest. The temperature reached 48 C (118.4 F) in both Athens and Elefsina, Greece on July 10, 1977, setting the official European record high. There's also an unofficial record of the temperature climbing to 50 C (122 F) in Seville, Spain on August 4, 1881.
The highest temperature recorded today was 35.9C (96.6F) at Gravesend in Kent, nudging the record 37.1C (98.8F) set at Cheltenham on August 3, 1990. It was also the hottest day in central London for 46 years with a top temperature of 35.1C (95F) recorded by the London Weather Centre. But the record for the hottest day in this country's history is still under threat, weathermen said. With no sign of relief from the heatwave, temperatures are set to peak again on Saturday. Tuesday's year-best temperature of 34.3C (93F), recorded on Jersey, was smashed by the heat in the South East and central London.