UKIP pledges to resist 'big brother' road user charging - except on foreign hauliers

UKIP in its pitch to the nation pledges to oppose "big brother" charging and claims the European Union is requiring all cars to install the eCall system for this purpose.

But its manifesto says that the HGV user levy should be retained if Britain leaves the EU, and doubled to £2,000 per annum for foreign hauliers to allow UK hauliers to compete with those using cheaper fuel bought on the continent. The manifesto, independently audited, does not contain a policy coming out of the UKIP conference last autumn to cut fuel duty.

The party hails an immediate £800m saving in the current financial year as a benefit of axing High Speed 2, a project the three main parties are committed to - although Labour says it will control its costs.