How long can you stay at a highway service area?
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Highway service areas do not impose time limits on rest periods, but expressways have overtime fees, which are part of a nationwide highway network's measures to prevent violations such as toll evasion through card swapping. Most expressways in the country have implemented procedures for handling overtime driving. However, time spent resting in service areas or delays due to traffic accidents can be deducted. According to the Road Traffic Safety Law, the minimum speed limit on China's expressways is generally 60 km/h, which already provides drivers with ample time, accounting for rest breaks and refueling. If a driver requires more time for rest or is delayed due to refueling or vehicle repairs, as long as they can provide corresponding receipts or proof verified by the toll station, it will not be counted as overtime.