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  1. GlossaryAirport Access Fee: Meaning for TLC DriversThe airport access fee is a Port Authority charge on taxi and for-hire airport trips: $3.50 per app pickup or drop-off, $2.00 per taxi pickup from March 2026./glossary/airport-access-fee Tolls & E-ZPass
  2. GlossaryCashless Tolling: What It Means for TLC DriversCashless tolling means no toll booths: gantries read your E-ZPass tag or photograph your plate. How it works at MTA, Port Authority and Thruway crossings./glossary/cashless-tolling Tolls & E-ZPass
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  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. GlossaryLow-Income Discount Plan (LIDP)LIDP is an MTA E-ZPass plan: half-price peak congestion tolls from the 11th trip each month for eligible low-income car owners. What the term means./glossary/low-income-discount-plan Tolls & E-ZPass
  11. GlossaryMid-Tier Toll Rate: MTA vs Port Authority MeaningMid-Tier is the toll between E-ZPass and Tolls by Mail, charged when a toll is billed to your account by plate. MTA and Port Authority define it differently./glossary/mid-tier-toll-rate Tolls & E-ZPass
  12. GlossaryNYCSC: E-ZPass New York Customer Service CenterNYCSC is the E-ZPass New York Customer Service Center. At MTA bridges and tunnels only NYCSC customers get E-ZPass rates; other tags pay the mail rate./glossary/nycsc Tolls & E-ZPass
  13. GlossaryPay Per Trip (E-ZPass)Pay Per Trip is an E-ZPass NY payment option: tolls are paid from your bank account the same day, with no prepaid balance. Not the MTA Per-Trip Charge Plan./glossary/pay-per-trip-ezpass Tolls & E-ZPass
  14. GlossaryPer-Trip Charge PlanPer-Trip Charge Plan (PTCP): the MTA deal that lets taxis and FHVs pay $0.75 or $1.50 per zone trip, charged to the rider, instead of the daily toll./glossary/per-trip-charge-plan Tolls & E-ZPass
  15. GlossaryReplenishment Account (TLC E-ZPass Lease Deposit)In a TLC lease, a replenishment account is money an owner may hold for E-ZPass tolls: $10 per 12-hour shift, $100 max, refunded within 30 days of lease end./glossary/replenishment-account Tolls & E-ZPass
  16. GlossarySplit Tolling (Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge)Split tolling means the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge charges a toll each way, since December 2020, instead of a double toll one way. Why TLC drivers care./glossary/split-tolling Tolls & E-ZPass
  17. GlossaryStaten Island Bridges Plan (PASI): MeaningPASI, the Port Authority's Staten Island Bridges Plan: $8.40 a trip on the Goethals, Bayonne and Outerbridge with 3+ trips a month. Non-commercial plates./glossary/staten-island-bridges-plan Tolls & E-ZPass
  18. GlossaryTechnology System Provider (TSP) in TaxisA TSP is the TLC-licensed company behind a taxi's meter tablet, card reader and trip records. It collects surcharges and the congestion per-trip charge./glossary/technology-system-provider Tolls & E-ZPass
  19. GlossaryTemporary Travel Account (E-ZPass NY): MeaningA Temporary Travel Account pays NY tolls by plate and card for a rented or borrowed car. Why it doesn't replace the E-ZPass tag TLC rules require./glossary/temporary-travel-account Tolls & E-ZPass
  20. GlossaryToll Payer Advocate: Meaning and When to Use OneA Toll Payer Advocate is a free office at the MTA, Port Authority or Thruway that looks into toll problems customer service couldn't fix. Who it helps, when./glossary/toll-payer-advocate Tolls & E-ZPass