The toll-free period is from 0:00 on February 9 (New Year’s Eve) to 24:00 (the eighth day of the first lunar month) The deadline is when the vehicle leaves the exit toll lane. On February 18, some netizens posted a video saying that at a highway toll station in Hunan, a driver was asked to pay a toll.
The driver refused to pay because he was stuck in traffic and was delayed. Some netizens said that a high-speed Toll station in Jiangxi extended the free policy for about half an hour.