Is the Highway Not Free During Mid-Autumn Festival?
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The toll issue of the Mid-Autumn Festival highway is specifically introduced as follows: 1. Toll on the Mid-Autumn Festival highway: The highway is not free during the Mid-Autumn Festival. 2. Conditions for highway toll exemption: Currently, highway toll exemption only applies to important holidays, and there are certain requirements for vehicles, which means only small cars with seven seats or less, i.e., policies for private cars. Commercial vehicles, of course, still have to pay tolls. Vehicles that meet the regulations are exempt from tolls nationwide during these holidays. 3. The holiday period starts at 00:00 on the day and ends at 24:00 on the last day, which is common knowledge. So, what if you enter the highway before the holiday and exit during the holiday? In this case, it is free, meaning the standard for highway toll exemption is that as long as you exit the highway during this period, it is free, regardless of when you enter the highway.
The Mid-Autumn Festival does not actually offer free highway tolls. I checked the policy a few days ago, and national regulations stipulate that only four statutory holidays—Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Labor Day, and National Day—provide free highway tolls for passenger vehicles with seven seats or fewer. Although the Mid-Autumn Festival is a major holiday, it is not on the free list. Many people easily confuse this point. Last year, my friend mistakenly went to the wrong toll station. It's advisable to check real-time traffic conditions using navigation apps before traveling. If you encounter congestion, try using the ring expressway or national highways. Remember to fill up your tank in advance, as service areas during holidays have extremely long queues.
