Hunts Automotive Services , Wiltshire | ClickMechanic
(335 ratings)
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24 years professional experience
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781 completed bookings
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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
5th August 2023
Ford Transit Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Very thorough, meant that we did not end up buying a very problematic car, and we learnt a huge amount which will help us next time!
1st August 2023
BMW Z3 Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd is a brilliant mechanic.I did find it difficult getting hold of Edd after the inspection to speak to him but appreciate he is very busy.
25th July 2023
Mercedes-Benz A-Class Standard Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd was absolutely brilliant. Very informative and helpful. Would highly recommend. Thank you Edd
23rd July 2023
BMW 5 Series Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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This was my first time purchasing the premium pre-inspection service and Edward was absolutely amazing. He communicated promptly with the seller and went above and beyond inspecting the vehicle. He took his time in answering and addressing all the questions about the inspection. This really gave me a piece of mind as I was purchasing from a private seller! Absolutely worth it and I recommend Edward to anyone looking to book this service! Thanks again Edward!
15th July 2023
Fiat Ducato Standard Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd, was brilliant, phoned and left me a message when completed, then phoned me later to talk through any findings, thankfully not many, would definitely recommend both Edd, and the service, thank you
13th July 2023
Mitsubishi L200 Basic Pre-purchase Inspection
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Ed was really helpful can’t rate highly enough. He was also very friendly.
Feedback for CM - do we have to write an essay?
9th July 2023
Jeep Wrangler Standard Pre-purchase Inspection
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Andy was very efficient with booking and communication. He explained the process clearly, answered all of my questions and did a great job. I had the pre-purchase report 1 hour after the survey. Highly recommended. Thanks
4th July 2023
Toyota Celica Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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I required a vehicle inspection for a specialist classic vehicle and booked clickmechanic. I must confess, at first I was skeptical because it was just so easy to book and competitively priced. and my assigned mechanic was Edward. Well, hands down this company is plain and simply the best service I have experienced for years. They just made everything “clicked” into place sbd work like clockwork and Edward, my mechanic inspecting the vehicle communicated prior, asked what was most important to me about the car, allowed me to send advert and information seller provided, including a Japanese auction report years ago and then carried out inspection and rang me immediately with a verbal synopsis followed by written report within two hours. Put simply, I would recommend this company for anything they do which is car related and would only use them for my next inspection. A big thank you to all involved running this business and a special thank you to Edward, who is the most knowledgeable, service orientated, car engineers, I’ve ever dealt with. Read more
30th June 2023
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edward was terrific inspecting carrying out the inspection prior to buying
20th June 2023
Citroen Relay Standard Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd was very friendly and his communication both before the job and after was exemplary. He gave me a full and comprehensive review of what he saw and how I should best move forward
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/ Read more