Quake-relief cars had no proof, toll station says  

救灾车队过河南高速被收费 当地称凭证明可退费

4月22日，山东一运送救灾药品的车队通过河南高速时被收费一事经媒体报道后，引发社会关注。23日，河南高速公路三门峡分公司有关负责人接受记者采访时称，当时车队经过时，只提供了药品清单，没有民政部门或当地政府的证明，无法确认车队行驶的方向，就按规定征收了通行费。但如果事后车队能提供去灾区运送物资的证明，征收的通行费还可以退还。

Zhengzhou (CNS) -- A freeway toll station in Central China on Tuesday responded to public criticism about charging quake-relief cars, saying it was in accordance with regulations.

It was reported that four cars from a pharmaceutical enterprise in Shandong province were taking medicine to the quake-hit areas when they were stopped by the toll station in Sanmenxia, Henan province, and charged 1,620 yuan in fees. It spurred intense criticism on social media.

Henan Freeway Development Co, which is in charge of local toll stations, said cars going to the affected areas for relief work are exempt from the fees, but the four cars from Qingdao didn't show any proof from local government or civil department.

The company promised they would return the fees if the cars can offer proof that they had been to the quake-hit areas.

A section chief at the company, surnamed Hou, said freeway toll stations have to verify the cars' destination. "The staffer on the ground said the cars could only offer a list of medicines, and he couldn't conclude they were heading for the affected regions," he said.