[Limited free parking within 15 minutes, Shanghai comprehensively adjusts road parking charging policy for the first time in 21 years] On November 11, the Shanghai Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Municipal Transportation Commission, and Municipal Finance Bureau jointly issued the "Notice on Optimizing the City's Road Parking Charging Policy", which will be implemented on November 18, 2026. This is the first comprehensive adjustment to road parking fees since Shanghai issued the implementation opinions on motor vehicle management in 2005, involving short-term free parking, shortening of billing units, division of charging areas, daytime and nighttime charging standards, and monthly parking for residents. Among them, the most talked about change is short-term free parking. According to the new regulations, motor vehicles parked in road parking lots for a single time of 15 minutes (inclusive) can enjoy free parking 2 or 3 times a day. At the same time, the charging unit of smart road parking lots has been shortened to 15 minutes, the charging standards during the day have been structurally adjusted, and tiered prices will be set for long-term parking.