The error message is on, but it doesn't display anything. Like i said, the next button just refreshes the page instead of "creating" or "finalizing" the checkout. Also if I put the last code you suggested, then the problem comes back and the "?" appears again. Is there another way I can delete the html tags?
EDIT: When I click next it just goes to step-1.html which should be the payment step but it actually displays step-0.html. However, I can click on "payment" and it will move to the next step. Then if I click "next" in the Payment step it will actually process the purchase. So, I'm assuming that there is a problem with the shipping module and the next button.
EDIT 2: I can definitively confirm that there is some issues with the "shipping module" showing and the "next" button." If I take the shipping module out, but force hikashop to charge shipping automatically without showing the shipping options, the next buttons works.