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TLC rules by driver type
TLC rules differ by license and vehicle type. Pick the kind of driving you do to see the rules, common summonses and resources that apply to you.
Vehicles & basesBlack Car Drivers in NYC: TLC Rules, Bases & SummonsesWhat makes a car a 'black car' under TLC rules, how your base affects you, the Black Car Fund, and the dispatch and airport rules behind black car summonses.Read LicensingCommuter Van Drivers: TLC License, Rules & PenaltiesCommuter van drivers need their own TLC license, a commercial CDL and active 19-A status. The route, pickup and refusal rules in TLC chapter 57, with fines.Read EnforcementGreen Cab (Boro Taxi) Drivers: Hail Zone Rules & FinesDriving a green cab? Where you can take street hails, which pickups in Manhattan and at airports bring $500 summonses, and how the Hail Zone rules work.Read Vehicles & basesLivery Car Drivers: TLC Rules for Car Service DriversDrive for a neighborhood car service? The TLC rules for livery cars: base signs, distress lights, quoted fares, license display and the street-hail ban.Read LicensingParatransit Drivers: TLC License, Rules & Revocation RisksParatransit drivers have their own TLC license and rules. What you need to apply, the six mandatory-penalty rules, and the 5-open-summons revocation trap.Read Pay & feesUber & Lyft Drivers in NYC: TLC Rules, Pay & SummonsesNYC rideshare driver? TLC's 2026 minimum pay rates, lockout rules, airport and street-hail bans, and the summonses app drivers get most, from official rules.Read PassengersWAV Drivers: TLC Rules for Wheelchair Accessible VehiclesDrive a wheelchair accessible taxi or FHV? The assist, securement and no-refusal rules in TLC rule 80-20(a)(6), the remedial course and higher WAV pay.Read PassengersYellow Taxi Drivers: TLC Rules, Summonses & Your RightsYellow cab driver in NYC? The hail, taxi stand, airport and refusal rules that bring the most summonses, with the fines from TLC's rule book and next steps.Read
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