A sedan passes a tollgate in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, early on Sept. 30, 2012. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

A traffic policewoman monitors traffic flow of tollgates in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, early on Sept. 30, 2012. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

A car driver shows a pass card distributed by a tollgate in Beijing, China, early on Sept. 30, 2012. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

A sedan passes a tollgate in Beijing, China, early on Sept. 30, 2012. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)

Vehicles line up to pass the Dujiakan tollgate in Beijing, China, Sept. 30, 2012. (Xinhua/Li Wen)

Vehicles line up to leave Dujiakan tollgate in Beijing, China, Sept. 30, 2012. (Xinhua/Li Wen)

Vehicles enter into a tunnel in southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 30, 2012. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

A toll-free holiday policy has been implemented in China since Sunday, also the start of the eight-day Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday.

The policy, which allows free passage of passenger cars with seven seats or fewer on toll roads, bridges and tunnels, is warmly welcomed by the majority of private car owners, a group that has long complained that toll gates cause traffic jams during national holidays.