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  1. GlossaryCommercial Motor Vehicle Tax (CMVT)CMVT is New York City's yearly tax on vehicles that carry passengers for hire, including taxis and FHVs: $400 a year. Where TLC drivers and owners meet it./glossary/commercial-motor-vehicle-tax Vehicles & bases
  2. GlossaryCongestion Relief ZoneCongestion Relief Zone (CRZ): the MTA toll area, Manhattan at or below 60th Street. Also called the CBD; shows up as cbd_congestion_fee and CBDTP./glossary/congestion-relief-zone Tolls & E-ZPass
  3. GlossaryCongestion SurchargeThe NYS congestion surcharge: $2.50 per taxi trip, $2.75 per FHV or green cab trip, $0.75 shared, below 96th Street. Who collects it; why it can't cut pay./glossary/congestion-surcharge Tolls & E-ZPass
  4. GlossaryCongestion Zone (TLC)In TLC rules the Congestion Zone is Manhattan below 96th Street. It sets the NYS congestion surcharge and Uber/Lyft cruising cap. Not the 60th St MTA zone./glossary/congestion-zone Tolls & E-ZPass
  5. GlossaryCorporate (Minifleet) MedallionA corporate (minifleet) medallion is a NYC taxi license that must be owned in groups of two or more. What TLC rules say, who can buy one, and the count./glossary/corporate-medallion Medallions
  6. GlossaryCPI-W Adjustment: TLC's Yearly Uber & Lyft Pay RaiseThe CPI-W adjustment is the March 1 inflation raise to TLC's Uber and Lyft minimum pay rates. How it's calculated, past raises, and the 3.36% raise of 2026./glossary/cpi-w-adjustment Apps & bases
  7. GlossaryCredit Card Surcharge (Taxi Lease): What It MeansThe credit card surcharge is a fleet's card-processing fee to a lease driver: at most $7 a shift or $49 a week under TLC Rule 58-21. Passengers never pay it./glossary/credit-card-surcharge Pay & fees
  8. GlossaryCritical Driver Program: Definition and 2023 ChangeTLC's Critical Driver Program punished DMV points. A 2023 rule folded it into the Persistent Violator Program. What changed and what still applies./glossary/critical-driver-program Safety & points
  9. GlossaryCrossing CreditA crossing credit cuts the congestion toll for a car entering by tunnel at peak with E-ZPass: $3 Lincoln/Holland, $1.50 Queens-Midtown/Carey, $5 a day max./glossary/crossing-credit Tolls & E-ZPass
  10. GlossaryCruising (Empty) MilesCruising miles, also called empty or deadhead miles, are miles driven with no passenger. What counts, where the term shows up, and the latest Manhattan data./glossary/cruising-miles Pay & fees
  11. GlossaryCruising (TLC): Looking for Hails, and Where It's BannedCruising has two TLC meanings: a taxi driving around for street hails, and an app car's empty time waiting for dispatches. Where each is limited, and why./glossary/cruising Zones & places
  12. GlossaryDCWP (Dept. of Consumer and Worker Protection)DCWP is NYC's consumer and worker agency. For drivers: free money counseling, used-car dealer complaints, and a deactivation law it would enforce (blocked)./glossary/dcwp Driver rights
  13. GlossaryDeactivation (Rideshare): What It Means for DriversDeactivation means a ride-hail app removes your driver account. How Uber uses the word, the wider legal definition in NYC's blocked law, and common mix-ups./glossary/deactivation Apps & bases
  14. GlossaryDefault Decision (TLC/OATH): Meaning & How to Undo ItA default is a decision against you for not answering a TLC summons. The 90-minute lateness rule, the 2-year window to vacate it, and what to do next./glossary/default-decision OATH hearings
  15. GlossaryDefensive Driving Course (TLC): Rules & Point CreditTLC requires a DMV-approved defensive driving course every 3 years, and it can cut 3 DMV points from your TLC count. Timing traps and certificate rules./glossary/defensive-driving-course Licensing
  16. GlossaryDiscretionary Revocation (TLC): Meaning & ProcessDiscretionary revocation is TLC seeking to take a license when a rule doesn't require it. How it differs from mandatory revocation, and the appeal path./glossary/discretionary-revocation Licensing
  17. GlossaryDispatch (TLC Rules): Meaning for FHV DriversA dispatch is a base's request sending you to a pre-arranged rider. Why it decides street-hail summonses, and when calling your base isn't a phone violation./glossary/dispatch Enforcement
  18. GlossaryDMV Plate LetterA TLC plate letter is what you bring to a NYS DMV office in NYC to get 'TC' for-hire plates. When TLC issues one, where to find it and what comes next./glossary/plate-letter Vehicles & bases
  19. GlossaryDMV Points for TLC Drivers: Two Counts, Two ClocksDMV points hit your chauffeur's license and your TLC license, counted on different clocks: DMV's 11 in 24 months and TLC's 6 or 10 in 15 months. Side by side./glossary/dmv-points Safety & points
  20. GlossaryDouble-Shift InsuranceDouble-shift insurance is taxi coverage TLC requires when a cab works more than one shift a day: all fleets and minifleets, and independents with 2 shifts./glossary/double-shift-insurance Vehicles & bases