Well said Dig & Nitro.
Without doubt in my mind British is very definately Best.
I would beg to differ with Dig on one point though,anyone would be very hard pushed to find better turned out work than a current 'best' Greener,AA Brown or McKay Brown, therefore London is not the epicentre of 'Best' in my opinion.When you consider the manufacturing processes and businesses could I suggest Birmingham? But of course I am very biased.
As for the Gazette article the labour hour charge of 700 hours I believe refers to the cumulative time spent by the various artisans involved in the different manufacturing processes.
Multiply 700 times the hourly rate of getting your car repaired and you may have a shock.