Is there a highway toll-free policy during the Mid-Autumn Festival?
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Highway tolls are not waived during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday. Here is additional information: 1. Holidays with toll-free highways: The four national statutory holidays including the Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Labor Day, and National Day. 2. Details about statutory holidays with toll-free highways: The free period starts at 00:00 on the first day of the holiday and ends at 24:00 on the last day of the holiday (for ordinary roads, the time is determined by when the vehicle passes the toll booth lane; for highways, the time is determined by when the vehicle exits the toll lane at the exit). The vehicles eligible for free passage are passenger vehicles with seven seats or fewer (including seven seats) traveling on toll roads, including motorcycles permitted on ordinary toll roads.
I drive back to my hometown every year, and the Mid-Autumn Festival does not actually offer toll-free expressways. According to regulations, toll-free passage is only implemented during four national statutory holidays: Spring Festival, Qingming Festival, Labor Day, and National Day. Mid-Autumn Festival is not included. I used to think Mid-Autumn Festival was toll-free too, but when I took the expressway, the toll station still charged normally. Later, I specifically checked the policy to clarify. I recommend friends planning long-distance trips to top up their ETC in advance or choose ring expressways to avoid toll station congestion, as holiday traffic is heavy and prone to jams. Of course, for short-distance self-driving, taking national or provincial highways is quite convenient, and you can enjoy the scenery along the way.
