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A 30-year-old photographer has been on the receiving end of UKIP hate calls after the right-wing party incorrectly printed her mobile phone number on a billboard.



The sign reads: ‘How many Conservatives does it take to fill a pothole? Surrey has 11 Tory MPs and 58 Tory Councillors - yet the roads are full of potholes.’ followed by a message urging readers to vote UKIP and then a telephone number.



Alex Hall initially thought that the phone calls, which started on Saturday were a joke.



She said: 'But then people started calling me a racist and swearing at me for no reason.’



It wasn't until Tuesday when a disgruntled Surrey councilor who saw the billboard on Twitter phoned Alex and the gaffe was discovered.



She said: ‘The councillor phoned me and started talking about pot holes and I thought he was trying to pull my leg.'





























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When she contacted the party, a UKIP officer apologised for the blunder and said it was a ‘typo’ by the printing company.



Alex said: ‘Then the UKIP officer suggested that I could forward the callers on to the correct number as if I was some sort of admin service.’









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