Hunts Automotive Services , Wiltshire | ClickMechanic
(323 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
9th March 2025
Toyota AYGO X Standard Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd was fabulous, completely put our minds at rest with his thorough pre inspection report for a car we are going to buy our daughter. Professional, extremely knowledgeable. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Edd.
7th March 2025
Ford Transit Standard Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd was helpful, friendly and knowledgeable. He was easy to communicate with and answered all my questions.
7th March 2025
Hyundai Tucson Standard Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd was very thorough and professional. His communication is second to none. I am very grateful to him and feel he did a fantastic job
21st February 2025
Volkswagen Caddy Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Excellent mechanic, meticulous ore vehicle inspection. Edward found a fault which the garage agreed to repair before collection, exceeded what was expected!
6th February 2025
Jaguar XF Standard Pre-purchase Inspection
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Ed Holt was fantastic. Very friendly and knowledgeable. I've reviewed him on another pre-purchase inspection and my opinion remains the same - exceptional work.
I'm very happy with the work performed and I'm in the process of buying the car.
6th February 2025
Jaguar XF Basic Pre-purchase Inspection
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Ed Holt was brilliant. Intelligent and very knowledgeable about the process and pitfalls of buying a used car. He is a superb diagnostic mechanic and is courteous, punctual, very pleasant to speak to, professional to a fault, and kept me up to date at every step of the process.
He saved me from buying a good looking car which I had investigated (full history by Motorcheck - also recommended and inexpensive). Ed's report showed the car to be well dodgy - engine camshaft, inept respray, possible disguised repairs, loose exhaust, corrosion on drivetrain, multiple ECM faults and several faults deleted by previous owner, etc.
). The report was very comprehensive and Ed added his own checks and observations free of charge.
He saved me a fortune. I would recommend him unreservedly.
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5th February 2025
BMW X3 Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Ed was extremely pleasant, communicative and knowledgeable. An asset to Click Mechanics.
31st January 2025
Renault Trafic Standard Pre-purchase Inspection
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Extremely prompt, went above and beyond. Contacted the seller himself and brought the booking forward which was excellent for us as the situation was time sensitive. Had the report to us within the hour, spent time explaining things to us in detail and answering any questions we had. Very easy to talk to. Overall, stoked with the whole process.
27th January 2025
Land Rover Range Rover Sport Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Ed was amazing. The call before, message during, and the report/phone call after - I cant recommend him highly enough. Will 100% use again in the future.
24th January 2025
Volkswagen Polo Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Friendly, extremely detailed. Also was very flexible with timings and prompt with report.
Highly recommend Ed.
Well worth investing in this service.
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