With news that some parties have yet to finalise their manifesto – despite their being only a month before polling day – it is not easy to judge which party best represents the motorist.

But back in April 2014, AutoExpress did manage to ask the four biggest parties about their motoring related policies. Here is a run-down of their answers.

Conservatives:

On road quality and network improvement:

  • Claim to have effected the biggest road investment program since the Seventies. Say they have tackled congestion with the Pinch Point Fund.

  • Want long term funding settlements, similar to 5 year railway plans.

Cost of fuel:

  • Cancelled four duty rises.

On high car insurance costs:

  • Claim they will tackle insurance fraudsters.

 

Labour:

On road quality and network improvement:

  • Claim they will implement long term strategy for roads.

  • Fix-it-first repair strategy.

  • New investments will create jobs and growth as well as reducing potholes.

On high car insurance costs:

  • Wants to implement cheaper travel-to-work-only insurance for younger drivers.

  • Improve young driver safety.

What plans for improving the skills of young drivers?

  • Wants to improve young driver experience and better equip them.

 

Liberal Democrats:

On road quality and network improvement:

  • Have announced £200m for road network, on top of £781m already ear-marked.

On road pricing and tolls:

  • Supports cost neutral road pricing - although this policy could change.

What plans do you have for improving the skills of young drivers?

Aims to target safety measures for groups of drivers most likely to have accidents, in order to reduce premiums for all.

 

UKIP:

On road quality and network improvement:

  • Aims to fix potholes and keep roads to high standard, whilst cutting council tax.

Cost of fuel:

  • Aims to address high cost of fuel. They say studies suggest lower fuel costs can boost the economy.

On road pricing and tolls:

  • Against road tolls. They would let existing contracts expire.