Hunts Automotive Services , Wiltshire | ClickMechanic
(367 ratings)
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24 years professional experience
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838 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
31st March 2026
Hyundai i10 Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Second time using Edd for prepurchase inspection.
Found issues with car that will be resolved be seller saving me money in unexpected repair bills
30th March 2026
Volkswagen Caravelle Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd was a pleasure to communicate with and very thorough at every step. He highlighted pretty much all the issues that you could reasonably expect to find, which helped us to work through the decision on which things we were ok with, and which to go back to the seller with.
We're waiting on those few we went back with to resolve, but regardless, even if we don't proceed with the purchase Edd's input has been invaluable.
28th March 2026
Ford Transit Custom Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd was amazing, great communication before and after.
He picked up on some major problems which saved my £1000s and resulted in not buying a dud van.
Highly recommended and will use again when I find another van
19th March 2026
SEAT Ateca Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Eddy was our mechanic for a pre purchase inspection . He was very professional and gave as an honest review of the car so we could make the decision to buy it or not. I would recommend Eddy for people who are looking for a pre purchase inspection 100%
13th March 2026
Toyota Hi-Lux Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Comprehensive report that allowed me to decide if to purchase or not, decided against it, definitely worth the money otherwise you could end up buying a money pit
5th March 2026
Volkswagen Passat CC Standard Pre-purchase Inspection
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Ed was great throughout the whole process and I highly recommend him. I originally bought the standard service and he recommended I upgrade to include the diagnostics and I was glad I did in the end as it led to me finding out issues with the car that I wouldn’t have found out about otherwise.
27th February 2026
Toyota RAV4 Standard Pre-purchase Inspection
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Efficient, professional and friendly. Would wholly recommend. Valuable service to ascertain if a car should be purchased or not.
25th February 2026
Suzuki Vitara Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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I’m very satisfied and happy with the work he did. He was on time, quick, very careful and detail-oriented. Overall, it was an excellent experience, and in the future Edward will definitely always be my first choice.
22nd February 2026
Kia Optima Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd, was punctual, professional and have went above and beyond to check out the car. On top of that he spotted something that could have cause potential problems down the line! Thank you.
21st February 2026
Ford Transit Custom Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edwards was very friendly, knowledgable and thorough with his inspection, we would definitely recommend him to others.
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 Read more