Hunts Automotive Services , Wiltshire | ClickMechanic

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(258 ratings)

  • 24 years professional experience

  • 611 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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George
18th September 2024
Dacia Duster Basic Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd is terrific

Very honest and very thorough. Would highly recommend.

Extremely professional throughout the process and offered great advice.

Connie
3rd September 2024
Peugeot 2008 SUV Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Fantastic customer service from start to finish. Edward kept me informed about everything and went the extra mile to make sure I got everything and more out of the pre-purchase car inspection I had booked with him. He's given me such great advice and there is no doubt I'll be booking with him again for my next inspection.

Premal
19th August 2024
Toyota Verso Standard Pre-purchase Inspection
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Ed was friendly, knowledgable and very through. He was on time to the job site and gave a very detailed report that went above and beyond the required works. He found out some electrical and tyre issues that allowed me to request new tyres and reports from the dealer I was buying the car from.

John
11th August 2024
Nissan Qashqai Basic Pre-purchase Inspection
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This is the 3rd time I've used Edd, once again he went above and beyond to help me out. His report was comprehensive and he gave expert advice on what to get fixed on a pre purchase check. He is friendly and I trust the work he does and will always use him in the future. I feel confident that if I buy the car he will have found all the gremlins waiting for me.
Thanks again Edd.

Oliver
9th August 2024
Mazda Mazda3 Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Great work, thank you for your help. Detailed and helpful feedback on the car.

Kyfer
1st August 2024
Iveco Daily C Class Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Mechanic was great. Half the price of RAC & AA. ClickMechanic didn't realise the van was 7 tonne (iveco daily panel van in fairness), but mechanic still carried out all the work except for the test drive (didn't have a hgv licence). Still great value.

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.