Hunts Automotive Services , Wiltshire | ClickMechanic

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(335 ratings)

  • 24 years professional experience

  • 781 completed bookings

  • Active since May 2017

Qualifications

  • NVQ Level 1 Qualified
  • NVQ Level 2 Qualified
  • NVQ Level 3 Qualified
  • City & Guilds Level 2 Qualified
  • IMI Member
  • Volkswagen Apprenticeship - graduated top of his class, and year at the VW Academy
  • Level 4 Hybrid / Electric vehicle training
  • Digital Marketing Qualification
  • IMI Level 3 Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Repair & Replacement (1000V) Accredited
  • Ranked Number 1 in the UK and Ireland 2021
  • Ranked Number 1 in the UK and Ireland 2022
  • Ranked Number 1 in the UK and Ireland 2023
  • Retired undefeated and undisputed champion of the national contest L.O.T.M.
  • 2025 Environment award - Car and Aftermarket Trader awards
  • 2025 'Automechanik' of the year awarded the title at the European awards, Automechanika

Hunts Automotive Services , Wiltshire | ClickMechanic

Edward H
Edward Hunt is the current 'Auto Mechanik of the year' (Spelt the german way) having been awarded the huge honour and the title at the European awards ceremony in June 2025!
Prior to this Edd held the title of being ranked the Number 1 mechanic in the UK & Ireland for 3 years according to the LOTM. He won the National contest and was crowned number 1 in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 Contests, in each case after competing over the course of 5 months against mechanics from across the UK and Republic of Ireland. Edward is the only person ever to achieve the ‘hat trick’ worldwide (the contest is held in 38 countries globally) as announced live on BBC Radio 2.
Having achieved the record Edward retired from the contest undefeated before going on to win his current title European 'Auto Mechanik of the year'. The interview on the BBC can be seen here:
www.thecarconsultants.co.uk
Other awards include the 2025 Environmental award at the C.A.T. awards, South West of England VW & 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, mainly at a VW main dealer, but with time spent in the VW commercial workshop as well the Seat & Skoda workshops. He also spent 2 years as a specialist patrol for the AA dealing with breakdowns on all manner of vehicle from mopeds to HGV.
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
You can also see an article about Edd's career up to 2022 in Professional Motor Mechanic magazine here:
https://pmmonline.co.uk/article/meet-the-car-consultant/
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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

Rachel
30th May 2024
Honda Jazz Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Absolutely top class . Detailed report . Very Happy to speak about the minor faults . Explained everything in detail. Also said to call again if any questions. Super helpful.

Mike
30th May 2024
Peugeot 5008 Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd was really helpful and knowledgeable and I have a much better idea of the condition of my 13 yr-old car - now going to keep it despite my initial worries

John
24th May 2024
Land Rover Discovery Basic Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd, did a quality inspection and clearly is very knowledgeable and conscientious, he delivered more than expected

Neil
14th April 2024
Vauxhall Meriva Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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As always, Edd went above and beyond to make sure I was armed with as much information as possible before making a decision on the vehicle he inspected.

Sadly like an other vehicle checked, it was barely road worthy, let alone worth buying but that’s not Edd’s fault. The man has saved me once again from throwing money away.

Kate
8th April 2024
Renault Trafic Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd was brilliant and carried out a thorough inspection of the van and provided comprehensive notes and photos. He also provided a follow up phone call to talk through his findings and answer any questions that I had. Nothing was too much trouble and his inspection did throw up some concerning things about the van which I would never have found otherwise. I wouldn't hesitate in contacting Edd again for an inspection.

Simon
6th April 2024
Vauxhall Combo Basic Pre-purchase Inspection
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Another brilliant pre-inspection from Ed. Thorough as always. We did buy this one!!

Melody
1st April 2024
Mercedes-Benz Viano Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edward was worth every penny I spent for an inspection that was over and above expectations, allowing me peace of mind and the confidence to negotiate a fair deal on a vehicle that was a rather large purchase for me.

Thanks Ed, number 1 UK mechanic 👍🏼