How many days is the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival highway toll-free?
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Mid-Autumn Festival highway is not toll-free. The following is an introduction to highway toll-free policies: Highway toll-free during major holidays: Currently, highway toll-free only applies to major holidays; Major holidays with highway toll-free: For example, the most important Spring Festival, as well as Qingming Festival, May Day Labor Day, National Day (October 1st) and other nationally significant holidays. Below is additional information on vehicle highway toll-free policies: Vehicle type: Highway toll-free has certain requirements for vehicles, with small cars with seven seats or below being toll-free when passing through highways; Toll-free period: The holiday period is calculated from 00:00 on the first day and ends at 24:00 on the last day.
As a long-haul truck driver who frequently travels on highways, I'm very familiar with whether the Mid-Autumn Festival offers free highway tolls. According to national regulations, only four holidays provide free highway access during regular holidays: Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Labor Day, and National Day. Although the Mid-Autumn Festival is a holiday, it's not on the free list, so the number of toll-free days is zero. However, if the Mid-Autumn Festival coincides with National Day, like the 8-day holiday in 2023, all 8 days will be toll-free. Three reminders for new drivers: first, it only applies to passenger vehicles with 7 seats or fewer; second, the free period starts at midnight on the first day of the holiday and ends at 12 PM on the last day; third, you must use the dedicated lanes at both entry and exit points—otherwise, you'll still be charged.
