Can out-of-town cars drive during Qingdao's traffic restriction?
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Out-of-town cars cannot drive during Qingdao's traffic restriction. Here are the specific details about Qingdao's traffic restrictions: 1. Types of restricted vehicles: The types of passenger cars restricted in Qingdao include out-of-town fuel vehicles, local fuel vehicles, out-of-town pure electric vehicles, local pure electric vehicles, out-of-town plug-in hybrid vehicles, and local plug-in hybrid vehicles. 2. Types of unrestricted vehicles: Police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, and engineering rescue vehicles on duty, as well as buses; administrative law enforcement vehicles and special towing vehicles with unified body markings and on duty; special operation vehicles for sanitation, landscaping, and road repairs, etc.
As a friend who often drives for travel, I encountered this issue last year when I drove to Qingdao. Qingdao does have a traffic restriction policy based on license plate tail numbers. Non-local small cars are allowed to drive but must comply with strict regulations: from Monday to Friday, in the core urban areas, vehicles with two specific tail numbers are restricted each day. For example, Monday restricts cars with tail numbers 1 and 6. Non-local license plates are also subject to the same restrictions, and enforcement is quite strict during peak hours. I recommend checking in advance to see if your license plate tail number matches the restricted dates. During my trip, I used the Gaode Map app to set up reminders, which helped me easily avoid the restricted hours and also allowed me to see real-time congestion indices. If you want more flexibility, you can plan to drive into the city on weekends when the restrictions are more lenient. In short, don’t take it lightly—check the Qingdao Traffic Police official website or download a local traffic app to save yourself a lot of trouble.