Hunts Automotive Services , Wiltshire | ClickMechanic

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(279 ratings)

  • 24 years professional experience

  • 652 completed bookings

  • 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
Edward Hunt is currently ranked Number 1 in the UK & Ireland according to the League of True Mechanics having won the National competition & held the title an impressive 3 years running, each time after competing over the course of 5 months against mechanics from all over the UK & Ireland. Edward is the first person ever worldwide (the contest is held in 38 countries around the world) to achieve the 'hat trick' as announced live on BBC Radio 2. A video of the interview in the BBC studios can be seen here:
www.thecarconsultants.co.uk

Previous awards include South West of England VW and 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 within the Volkswagen Group, mainly at a VW main dealer, but with time spent in the VW commercial workshop as well the Seat & Skoda workshops. He also spent just under 2 years as a specialist patrol for the AA dealing with breakdowns on all manner of vehicle from mopeds to HGV.

Professional Motor Mechanic magazine did a double page feature article all about Edd's career in the May 2022 issue and a digital copy can be found here on pages 44 and 45:
https://pmmonline.co.uk/magazines/may-2022/

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
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Tim
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.

Tim
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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Jennifer
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.

George
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.

Dupesh
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.

Simon
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.

Briar
23rd January 2025
Ford Transit Standard Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edward was a very good mechanic to communicate with. He made the process very easy and was super helpful at providing a detailed service as well.

Graham
22nd January 2025
Jaguar XKR Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edward looked over the car over a period of hours and has produced one of the most comprehensive reports I have seen in a long time. The points he has raised would have been largely missed by a non professional and it will give me the opportunity to either negotiate to have all the identified faults rectified or negotiate a competitive price to allow me to correct them myself. All in all a brilliant job.

Kane
11th November 2024
Alfa Romeo Giulia Standard Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd was above and beyond. Can not recommend him enough! I was in a tight spot, needing a late night home visit pre-purchase inspection on a car, otherwise the deal was going to fall through.

He got in touch and was happy to help, and didn't grumble – even though I asked him to do the job at 8pm at night. He was punctual, super polite, knowledgable, and pro active.

Because of Edd's attitude and willingness to help, I'm now the proud owner of my dream car – and I couldn't be more thankful!

He was also incredibly professional when dealing with the seller, who was less than welcoming – but Edd got on with the job, managed the seller, and sent me a full inspection report in the late hours, as he knew it was time sensitive!

What an absolute gent, thank you again, he's fully recommended.

Michael
2nd November 2024
MINI Mini Premium Pre-purchase Inspection
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Edd has done an amazing and thorough job. He was punctual, polite and very friendly.
He gave excellent advice, and I would happily ask for his help again in the future.