Hunts Automotive Services , Wiltshire | ClickMechanic

Book Edward

(367 ratings)

  • 24 years professional experience

  • 838 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 is the current European '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. Edd 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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Graeme
13th November 2025
Toyota RAV4 Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd was excellent throughout the entire process. His communication was clear, timely, and professional from the start. He kept me updated at every stage of the inspection and explained his findings in a way that was easy to understand. The report was detailed and thorough, giving me confidence in making an informed decision about the vehicle. I really appreciated his honesty and attention to detail — it’s clear he takes pride in his work. I’d highly recommend Edd to anyone needing a reliable pre-purchase inspection.

Ian
12th November 2025
Renault Clio Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd is the upmost professional while being incredibly informative, friendly and helpful.

From the first voice message to introduce himself, informing me of his eta, completion of inspection and finally to text him so he could call me once I'd had time to review the full report, so that he could talk me through through his findings.

Even the seller asked me how much I paid for the inspection, because of his thoroughness and professionalism and see had worked in the motor trade for over 20 years.

5☆ I'd give more if I could

Lindsey
30th October 2025
Ford Fiesta Standard Pre-purchase Inspection
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Thank you very much! Some great advice given. Will use again! Very happy with the help.

Patricia
29th October 2025
Skoda Fabia Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Ed was brilliant. He sent messages before and after inspecting the car. He was available to discuss his report and explained the mechanic terms I wasn't clear about.

Joshua
27th October 2025
Ford Ranger Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd was great, a detailed report and his follow up call talking through it put my mind at rest.

Will
13th October 2025
BMW 4 Series Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Ed was extremely knowledgable, and gave me great piece of mind about buying the car. He carried out a full check and found no alarming issues which would potentially put a buyer off. Cant thank him enough for giving me the piece of mind i needed, since I’ve previously had bad experiences with buying cars. Thank you!

Róisín
5th October 2025
Peugeot Boxer Basic Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edward did a pre-purchase inspection on a van. He was very professional, friendly and generous with his explanations in layman's terms. His report was clear, easy to understand and called to speak through over the phone and answer my questions. He flagged some important and potentially costly faults, including electronic system diagnostic. I ultimately decided to not purchase the van but learnt a lot through the experience and felt value for money for level of service and the information to make an informed decision regarding large purchase.

Henry
4th October 2025
Volkswagen Golf Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edward was absolutely fantastic - I couldn't recommend him more. He went above and beyond and made me feel very secure I was in good hands with my pre-buying inspection.
I was having a golf looked at - and having a Volkswagen trained European champion mechanic was better than I could have ever imagined!

Gary
2nd October 2025
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edward was first class would highly recommend very knowledgeable mechanic really knows is stuff and very helpful throughout

Ethan
19th September 2025
Hyundai Coupe Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Amazing work, went through everything with me and made sure I understood even with my little amount of knowledge!