Chartered Mechanical Engineer with over 30 years' experience of automotive design, development, manufacturing & after-sales, specialising in quality-related aspects • Experienced in the investigation & reporting of any aspect of motor vehicle quality & fitness for purpose

My area of expertise includes: • Vehicle inspections and valuations • Salvage categorisations • Diminution in market value • Locus reports • Comparison reports • Post-repair inspections and reports relating to the rejection of motor vehicles • Repair assessment in defective goods cases • Mechanical and bodywork vehicle defects • Motor engineering I also have a specialist interest in rare, classic, sports, light and heavy goods and imported vehicles. Also engineer report reviews to assist a barrister with cross-examination.

Mechanical engineering • Mechanical failure • Product failure • Pneumatic engineering • Hydraulic engineering • Automotive engineering • Personal protective equipment • Classic vehicles • Accident investigation: agriculture; agricultural machinery and vehicles; construction sites; mechanical; factories; falls, trips and slips; footpaths, pavements, pedestrian; forklift trucks; HGVs; industry; ladders; leisure industry and sports; lifting equipment; lifting; machinery; manufacturing industry; occupational; plant engineering;...

Bachelor of Engineering, Chartered Engineer and qualified forensic collision investigator, Philip Hoyes leads the forensic engineering team at GBB. GBB expertise has been credited in the High Court for its ‘research-based and reasoned approach’ and includes services such as: • Collision investigation/reconstruction • Occupant kinematics/biomechanics • Fire investigation • CCTV analysis • Crash data retrieval (CDR) and infotainment analysis • Mechanical and material failures • Road traffic accidents (RTA) • Laser...

All types of vehicle damage assessment • Repair costs calculations • Best repair methods for a particular type of damage • Economical repair costs negotiated with repairers • Cars, caravans, buses, coaches, vans, heavy goods vehicles, all sizes of trailer, specialist bodies, refrigerated trailers, claims assessed • Vehicle valuation dispute resolution. Detailed valuations given for all types of vehicle. Valuation of stolen vehicles from documentation. • Assessment of "Diminution in Value". • Disputes in relation...

Vehicle, plant & machinery fires • Escape of water (water leak) investigation • Mechanical failure investigation • Personal injury • Road traffic collisions

Accident investigation, road traffic • Accident reconstruction • Mechanical examination • Forensic examination • Site examination

Motor vehicle valuations • Motor insurance vehicle valuation disputes • Motor insurance compliance • Motor salvage • Diminution in value claims • Motor vehicle accident investigations • Motor trade premises and equipment • Motor vehicle accident repair • Vehicle paintwork • Motor insurance disputes • Motor vehicle insurance claims • Vehicle damage assessment & claims investigations • Motor vehicle insurance fraud investigations • Mechanical failures • Electrical failures • Fire investigations • Locus reports

Professional Competency in National & International Road Haulage Certificate Holder Consulting automobile engineers • Motor vehicle claims assessors & negotiators • Vehicle accident investigation & reconstruction • Specialist in international & national coach crashes • Motor vehicle damage assessments • Motor vehicle engineering & mechanical failures • Classic car damage assessment • Vintage car damage assessment • Vehicle damage specialists & unique vehicles • Emergency services vehicle damage & valuations

Reconstruction of road traffic accidents, opinion given on reconstructions already carried out by others • Plans & photographs prepared for use in court • Examination of vehicles in respect of mechanical failures or quality of repair work • Damage consistency

Inspection of all types of motor vehicles for litigation purposes • Motorcycles, motor cars, sport, classics, electric vehicles, LGV, motor homes, caravans, PSV, HGV, horseboxes & trailers • Petrol & diesel engine component failure diagnosis, automatic gearboxes, manual gearboxes • Motor vehicle theft • Fire-damaged vehicles • Corrosion & paintwork faults • Repossession inspections • Unroadworthy vehicles • Lectures on automotive engineering • SJE • Legal aid work undertaken • Assistance at trial • Founder Member of the Society...

Forensic collision investigation and collision reconstruction - all vehicle types - specialist in pedestrian/cycle collisions • Forensic vehicle examination - all vehicle types, including large goods, PCV, motorcycles, agricultural vehicles • Specialist large loss forensic vehicle inspections, including seatbelt analysis, mechanical failure, defects and modifications • Scene examination locus reports and scale plan drawing • Review of police reports and 3D laser scan data • LVI • Staged collisions • Suspected fraud

Forensic collision investigation • Road traffic accident investigation & reconstruction • Accident causation & consistency of staged or contrived collisions • Detailed site inspection & locus reports • Examination of motor vehicles & components • Analysis of expert reports • Preparation of computer-aided design drawings & scale plans • Preparation of computer-derived motor vehicle damage assessments & repair costing

Specialist in the investigation & preparation of reports on the following vehicles & /or their components: • Commercial vehicles, heavy & light • Passenger carrying vehicles • Cars • Plant vehicles • Classic, prestige, collectors vehicles • Off-road vehicles • Motorcycles • Cycles • Established in 1984, with 40 years' experience in the motor trade & transport management • Numerous court appearances, presenting reports & advising solicitors & barristers • First court appearance 1986 & evidence presented in high-profile cases with...

Accident damage to motor vehicles • Mechanical failure in vehicles & plant • Inspections of mechanical plant • Valuations of vehicles • Valuations of mechanical plant • Inspection of damage to agricultural vehicles & machinery • Valuation of agricultural vehicles & machinery

Chartered Engineer with 25 years' experience of reconstructing vehicle collisions • Can interpret scene data, CCTV, vehicle data and damage, producing plans, reports and animations • Researched, tested and developed the forensic field of frozen instrument clusters • Written many peer-reviewed papers and is the author of The Manual of Collision Scene Evidence

Consultant Mechanical Engineer specialising in post-collision inspections of vehicles (heavy and light commercials, passenger carrying and cars), providing engineer's and CPR-compliant expert reports • Post-accident mechanical examinations of all vehicle types listed to establish if condition/defects/design were contributory I hold the University of Aberdeen School of Law Expert Witness Certificate (Bond Solon)

I can provide reports relating to most aspects of road vehicles, agricultural machinery & general engineering covering the following subjects: • Accident investigation & reconstruction • Damage, cost assessment (vehicle) • Vehicle valuations • Mechanical failures • Vehicle fire investigation • Photography & video recordings can be provided on these subjects

Provision of expert opinion on all legal & technical aspects of vehicle use • Maintenance systems, loading, weighing & measuring • Tachograph design, use & analysis • Accident reconstruction, investigation & statements • Forensic identification & vehicle examination • Vehicle valuation • Heavy goods vehicle & public service vehicle licensing • MOT test scheme design, layout & authority • Legal & technical reports • Public inquiry & court attendance