Hunts Automotive Services , Wiltshire | ClickMechanic

Book Edward

(252 ratings)

  • 24 years professional experience

  • 594 completed bookings

  • Active since May 2017

Qualifications

  • NVQ Level 1 Qualified
  • NVQ Level 2 Qualified
  • NVQ Level 3 Qualified
  • City & Guilds Level 2 Qualified
  • Other Qualification
  • Ranked Number 1 in the UK and Ireland on the League of True Mechanics
  • IMI Member

Hunts Automotive Services , Wiltshire | ClickMechanic

Edward H
Edward Hunt is currently ranked Number 1 in the UK & Ireland according to the League of True Mechanics having won the National competition & held the title an impressive 3 years running, being crowned number 1 in the 2021, 2022 & 2023 Contests, each time after competing over the course of 5 months against mechanics from all over the UK & Ireland. Edward is the first person ever to achieve the 'hat trick' as announced live on BBC Radio 2. A video of the interview in the BBC studios can be seen here:
www.thecarconsultants.co.uk

Current finalist for UK Independent garage of the year 2024
Previous awards include South West of England VW and Audi Apprentice of the year 2005 and Salisbury college Technical Student of the year 2000
Edward is a third generation car mechanic who has always been a car enthusiast from a very young age.
He began his professional career in the motor trade as an apprentice technician at Volkswagen. He gained a wealth of experience within the Volkswagen Group, mainly at a VW main dealer, but with time spent in the VW commercial workshop as well the Seat & Skoda workshops. He also spent just under 2 years as a specialist patrol for the AA dealing with breakdowns on all manner of vehicle from mopeds to HGV.

Professional Motor Mechanic magazine did a double page feature article all about Edd's career in the May 2022 issue and a digital copy can be found here on pages 44 and 45:
https://pmmonline.co.uk/magazines/may-2022/

Edd works as a Consultant on an International level trouble shooting complex faults for garages mostly across the United Kingdom but his reputation has spread further afield and has also been called out to jobs as far away as Ireland, Italy and Switzerland. You can follow Edd's adventures fixing cars around the world on Instagram: @edd_hunt_the_car_consultant
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Nicole
26th July 2024
Iveco Daily S Class Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Ed was fantastic. Very thorough and informative. Gave good feedback on vehicle and was clear and honest throughout.

Aimee
25th July 2024
Peugeot Expert Standard Pre-purchase Inspection
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Ed was amazing from start to finish in my pre-purchase inspection for a van. As I live in Scotland and the van is in England, it was proving logistically difficult for me to make sure I was certain on my decision. He totally went above and beyond, his report was thorough and I could tell he genuinely cared and took pride in his work. He continued to be available to check over receipts/reports after the inspection, which was incredibly generous of him. Really can't recommend enough.

Jake
21st July 2024
Bentley Continental Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd was great and very happy with the work carried out and the communication

Courtney
20th July 2024
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Communication was absolutely top notch. I was kept informed the whole time, pre inspection contact to find out requirements and what I'd like to know etc. Kept up to date with visit and expected timings for report and then phone contact post report to give me time to read and get questions which is for me absolutely the best way to do things.
Very personable but also clearly extremely knowledgeable in his field.
Would absolutely recommend to anyone who needs pre purchase inspection.

Evie
19th July 2024
Ford Transit Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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My first time having a van inspection and I am so glad Edd chose me! Lovely man, sooooo great at what he does. Genuine and happy to answer all my questions as I am a complete novice when it comes to mechanical things! Will definitely be using you again and have told all
My family members!

Duncan
11th July 2024
Jaguar XJ Series Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edward was a highly professional and very thorough motor engineer who provided me with a full and detailed appraisal of my recently purchased Jaguar XJ8. His explanation of his findings and recommendations were clearly communicated both verbally and in his subsequent report - I would judge his service as excellent. His detailed report came to me but a few hours after the inspection.
I would have no difficulty in recommending him to anyone else requiring a comprehensive evaluation of a motor vehicle.

Tim
1st July 2024
Volkswagen Transporter Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd's very prompt pre purchase inspection report was very detailed and thorough. The follow up conversation was then great to discuss through the issues found, their relative severity and expected cost to fix.

Jonathan
19th June 2024
Fiat Ducato Standard Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd was fantastic in his dedication to doing a good job with us. Diagnosed problems and supplied estimations on costings, which really helped us budget for what may be down the road and in the consideration of amending our offer to the seller.
Edd’s communication throughout was superb as was our conversation after he had inspected the vehicle.
Couldn’t recommend more highly

Daniel
12th June 2024
Volkswagen Transporter Standard Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd was absolutely brilliant, he went above and beyond in his inspection using some specialist software that only select engineers have access to which enabled us to discover the seller had used software to wipe the fault dashboard immediately before the sale. Very happy with the work Edd carried out.

Neil
6th June 2024
Citroen C4 Picasso Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Once again, Edd has furnished me with all the information I needed to go in and negotiate on the car. Both the written report with photos, and the subsequent call were great. Just hope it’s more than a months time until I need Edd to Look at a car for me again! Haha