Hunts Automotive Services , Wiltshire | ClickMechanic

Book Edward

(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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Nick
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.

Nick
26th March 2023
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edward was great, very professional and knowledgeable. We bought the car based on his inspection report and are very happy customers

Neil
20th March 2023
BMW Z4 Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edward was very professional. There was an issue about the vehicle being off road and Sorn and Edward dealt with that very professionally.

Steven
19th March 2023
Daimler Super Eight Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edward was very professional and gave detailed report which decided me not to complete on purchase.

Simon
18th March 2023
Volvo XC90 Standard Pre-purchase Inspection
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Really happy with my pre inspection report.
The whole process was made easier. Great communication, reasonable pricing, punctual, and very knowledgeable. Great company. Would definitely use again

Katherine
11th March 2023
Peugeot 208 Standard Pre-purchase Inspection
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Very happy. Glad i had pre check inspection before purchasing car as it flagged up a few issues. Great car bery thorough

Emily
9th March 2023
Nissan Qashqai+2 Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Really pleased with thorough report, potentially saved me a lot of money long term. Communicated well with me and car dealer.

Karina
9th March 2023
Volkswagen Transporter Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd was excellent and certainly lived up to the profile he has. Very good and clear communication, talked us through the (very fortunately few) potential issues with the VW Transporter that we are looking to buy. Report was with us quickly. Pleasure to deal with.

Jane
9th March 2023
Kia Sorento Vehicle Health Check
Rear axle inspection
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I'm very happy with the work carried out by Edd, he is immensely knowledgeable and professional and this is the third time he has done work for me. I would thoroughly recommend Edd and ClickMechanic.

Jane
21st February 2023
Mercedes-Benz M-Class Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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This is the second time I've used ClickMechanic and the second time Edd has been my allocated mechanic - I am very impressed with the service and with Edd who has been helpful, professional and knowledgeable and explained everything to me - thanks! I would thoroughly recommend.