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  1. GlossaryBase AffirmationA base affirmation is the online confirmation an FHV base sends TLC for your car before you can apply for new TLC plates. What it is, the rule and mix-ups./glossary/base-affirmation Vehicles & bases
  2. GlossaryBlack Car (TLC): Definition, Base Rules & App TripsIn TLC rules a black car is a vehicle tied to a black car base or an app company. Why most Uber and Lyft cars are black cars, and what that means for you./glossary/black-car Vehicles & bases
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. GlossaryHack-UpTo hack up is to outfit a car as a yellow taxi and get TLC approval to run it on a medallion. Since Oct 18, 2024, every hack-up must be an accessible car./glossary/hack-up Vehicles & bases
  10. GlossaryLease-to-Own (Conditional Purchase)A lease-to-own deal means part of each payment buys the car. What TLC rules require for FHV and taxi deals, and the FHV license exception that closed in 2023./glossary/lease-to-own-conditional-purchase Vehicles & bases
  11. GlossaryLivery (TLC): Car Service Definition & RulesA livery is an FHV tied to a livery base: the neighborhood car service. How it differs from black cars and green cabs, its fare rules, and the Livery Fund./glossary/livery Vehicles & bases
  12. GlossaryLuxury Limousine: TLC Meaning for DriversIn TLC rules a Luxury Limousine is any FHV tied to a luxury limousine base: pre-arranged, 20 seats or fewer, mostly non-cash. Why the label matters to you./glossary/luxury-limousine Vehicles & bases
  13. GlossaryMedallion (NYC Taxi): What It Is and Why It MattersA medallion is the numbered plate that makes a yellow cab a licensed taxi. What TLC's rules say, how many exist, and how medallion rules show up on summonses./glossary/medallion Vehicles & bases
  14. GlossaryPassenger Information Monitor (PIM): TLC MeaningPIM is the back-seat screen in a yellow or green cab. What TLC's old and current rules say about it: the fare display, muting it, and payment coming back on./glossary/passenger-information-monitor Vehicles & bases
  15. GlossaryPersonal Injury Protection (PIP)PIP is the no-fault injury coverage every TLC vehicle must carry. Since March 1, 2026 TLC requires $100,000 per person, down from $200,000. Rule and amounts./glossary/personal-injury-protection-pip Vehicles & bases
  16. GlossarySHL (Street Hail Livery): Green Cab Rules ExplainedSHL means street hail livery — NYC's green cabs. Where an SHL can and can't take hails or pre-arranged trips, how the permit works, and how many are active./glossary/shl Vehicles & bases
  17. GlossaryTaxi Roof Light: TLC Meaning for DriversThe taxi roof light shows if a cab is free. When TLC rules say it must be lit or off, the 3-point tampering rule, and why most FHVs can't have one./glossary/roof-light Vehicles & bases
  18. GlossaryTLC Base (Base Station): Definition & TypesA TLC base is the licensed business that dispatches for-hire vehicles. The base types, how affiliation works, and why the base matters on an FHV summons./glossary/base Vehicles & bases
  19. GlossaryWAV-Restricted LicenseA WAV-restricted license is an FHV vehicle license that may only ever be used with a wheelchair accessible vehicle, the only new TLC plate on offer today./glossary/wav-restricted-license Vehicles & bases