Hunts Automotive Services , Wiltshire | ClickMechanic

(324 ratings)
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24 years professional experience
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749 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
- 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
25th April 2023
Volkswagen Transporter Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edward was fantastic, very thorough and went the extra mile with the checks he performed. He described the findings very clearly and went through all the options for them, much appreciated
25th April 2023
Bentley Continental Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edward did an excellent report and the sellers have agreed to rectify several off the faults he identified pre-sale
23rd April 2023
Mercedes-Benz Traveliner Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edward was invaluable. He tried patiently to reach me when my phone was on silent, gave me useful advice and made himself available for ongoing advice.
11th April 2023
Volkswagen Transporter
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Friendly, knowledgable and responsive mechanic booked for an inspection. Recommend!
9th April 2023
Mercedes-Benz C-Class Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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I would highly recommend Edward.
He carried out a very comprehensive and thorough check on the vehicle. Edward is a very knowledgeable and experienced mechanic. He very kindly carried out some additional checks at no extra cost and along with his report, he gave up nearly one hour of his time to discuss it and address / advise on the concerns that I had. This enabled me to negotiate with the garage and purchase with the confidence of knowing the minor faults found, would be fixed. Great service, thank you.
8th April 2023
Ford Grand Tourneo Connect Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Helpful and efficient service. Very happy with the inspection and mechanic
2nd April 2023
Peugeot Boxer Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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The service I received from Ed went far above my expectations and I would thoroughly recommend him. His communications both before and after the inspection were first class. The inspection report itself was detailed and Ed explained each checklist item to me in a way that I could understand.
Great service and highly appreciated
2nd April 2023
Honda Civic Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Great communication all the way from Ed and he was also very thorough. Ed picked up some faults that the main dealers 'extensive tests' failed to pick up saving me some money into the bargain. Also very helpful follow up phone call. I'd definitely recommend him!
30th March 2023
Ferrari F355 Standard Pre-purchase Inspection
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Ed has very close attention to detail and is very good at what he does. He was very professional and helped me every step of the way to get as much information as possible. Thank you so much!
28th March 2023
Smart fortwo Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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I purchased the premium pre-purchase check, website said from £125.00, for an 8 year old car smart car it turned out to be £228.00 but I went along with it anyway, the cost included all pictures (total 6 were taken?) and a full report, page one of the report was all about the guy that did the inspection and how wonderful he was! so first page wasted, from there the other 8 pages were all standard answers, "Good" comments "In working condition", as someone who actually writes checklists and knows cars this tells me the report was completed before the guy even arrived and it was a straight forward tick box exercise from someone who had no interest in what they were doing, this was highlighted very clearly when the comments section at the bottom said the window switch wasn't working even though the checklist entry for the item said (yes you guessed it) "Good, In working condition", which I actually find insulting given the amount paid, it is after all an 8 year old car which means it will have the usual 8 years of knocks, scratches and rattles none of which were mentioned or pictured, there was also the mention of a phone call which I waited for but never received (no I don't want one now), in short the system is easy to use but the results are woefully disappointing and despite the ease of use I certainly won't be using this service again.
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