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  1. GlossaryDOV Lease (Driver-Owned Vehicle): What It MeansA DOV lease is a weekly taxi medallion lease plus a car you buy from the owner or agent. TLC caps it at $952 or $994 plus $275 a week; $42,900 for the car./glossary/dov-lease Medallions
  2. GlossaryDriver Protection Unit: Meaning for NYC TLC DriversTLC's Driver Protection Unit (DPU) investigates unpaid trips, kept deposits, lease overcharges, identity theft and retaliation. Free; call (718) 391-5539./glossary/driver-protection-unit Driver rights
  3. GlossaryDrivers Benefits Program: Meaning for NYC TLC DriversDrivers Benefits is the Black Car Fund's free plan for black car and app drivers: dental, vision, disability cover. Rules: 20 hours a month, enroll first./glossary/drivers-benefits-program Driver rights
  4. GlossaryE-Hail (TLC): Meaning, Flex Fare & Driver RulesAn e-hail is a taxi or green-cab hail made through a TLC-licensed app. What counts as one, metered vs Flex Fare trips, and rules with mandatory penalties./glossary/e-hail Passengers
  5. GlossaryE-ZPass Tag Holder: Who Gets the Toll MoneyIn TLC rules the E-ZPass tag holder is whoever's account pays the toll, owner or driver, and that person gets the passenger's toll money. What that means./glossary/ezpass-tag-holder Tolls & E-ZPass
  6. GlossaryE-ZPass: What It Means for TLC DriversE-ZPass is the electronic toll system: a windshield tag linked to a prepaid account and your plates. What tag, account and issuing agency mean in a TLC car./glossary/e-zpass Tolls & E-ZPass
  7. GlossaryEgregious Misconduct: Meaning for App DriversEgregious misconduct is conduct posing imminent danger or illegal discrimination. Under NYC's blocked law it allows deactivation with no advance notice./glossary/egregious-misconduct Apps & bases
  8. GlossaryEssential Plan (NY): Definition and 2026 LimitNew York's Essential Plan is a $0-premium, no-deductible health plan. Since July 1, 2026 it covers incomes up to 200% of poverty: $31,920 for one person./glossary/essential-plan Pay & fees
  9. GlossaryExcluded Roadways (Congestion Pricing)Excluded roadways: the FDR Drive, West Side Highway/Route 9A and Carey Tunnel links to West St, left out of the congestion zone by law. What that covers./glossary/excluded-roadways Tolls & E-ZPass
  10. GlossaryFarebox: What It Means in TLC Taxi ReportsFarebox is TLC's total of all taxi fares, surcharges, taxes and tolls, without card tips. Yellow taxis took in about $3.1 million a day in July 2026./glossary/farebox Pay & fees
  11. GlossaryFeed Line (TLC): The Taxi Line at TerminalsFeed line: TLC's term for the line of taxis that feeds a terminal pickup spot. Taxi stand rules apply in it, and you rejoin at the end after a relief break./glossary/feed-line Airports
  12. GlossaryFH-1 Insurance Certificate: What TLC Owners NeedThe FH-1 is the for-hire insurance certificate TLC keeps on file for every licensed vehicle. What it must show, the 7-day rule, and summonses when it lapses./glossary/fh-1 Vehicles & bases
  13. GlossaryFHV (For-Hire Vehicle): TLC Definition & Key RulesFHV means a TLC-licensed for-hire vehicle: black car, livery, limo or app car. The legal test, how many exist, and the rules that set FHVs apart from taxis./glossary/fhv Vehicles & bases
  14. GlossaryFHV License Cap (License Pause)The FHV license cap is TLC's limit on new for-hire vehicle licenses since 2018. Today only wheelchair accessible vehicles qualify. Meaning, rule and numbers./glossary/fhv-license-cap Vehicles & bases
  15. GlossaryForm 1099-K: Meaning for NYC TLC DriversForm 1099-K is the IRS report of payments through apps and card processors. The $20,000 / 200-transaction rule, and the mileage and fee list TLC requires./glossary/form-1099-k Taxes
  16. GlossaryForm 1099-NEC: Meaning for NYC TLC DriversForm 1099-NEC reports what a business paid you as a non-employee. Its threshold rose from $600 to $2,000 for 2026 payments, and it has new cash-tip boxes./glossary/form-1099-nec Taxes
  17. GlossaryGas Surcharge (Taxi Lease): What It MeansA taxi gas surcharge is an optional lease add-on a fleet may charge only when it pays for all your fuel: $13 to $31 a shift under TLC's gas-price table./glossary/gas-surcharge Pay & fees
  18. GlossaryGreen Rides InitiativeGreen Rides is the TLC rule that Uber and Lyft send a rising share of trips to electric or accessible cars: 25% in 2026, 100% by 2030. What it means for you./glossary/green-rides-initiative EVs & charging
  19. GlossaryGridlock Alert Day: Meaning and 2026 DatesA Gridlock Alert Day is a date NYC DOT expects to be among the year's most congested. The 2026 list, why it matters for TLC drivers and the CBD toll clause./glossary/gridlock-alert-day Zones & places
  20. GlossaryGroup Ride (Taxi): TLC Meaning for Drivers'Group ride' is rate code 6 in TLC's yellow taxi trip data, used on 33 of 45.7 million trips in a year. What it means, what it doesn't, and the rules./glossary/group-ride Passengers