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  1. GuidesUnlicensed Activity & Street Hails: Seizure, §19-506What counts as unlicensed activity for NYC TLC drivers, when TLC can seize and forfeit a vehicle under rule 68-17, and the penalties for FHV street hails./guides/unlicensed-activity-street-hail Enforcement
  2. GuidesUnpaid Tolls Can Suspend Your Registration: What to DoHow unpaid NY tolls lead to a DMV registration suspension (3 violations in 5 years), which agency line to call to clear it, and why driving on it is a crime./guides/unpaid-tolls-registration-suspension Tolls & E-ZPass
  3. GuidesUsing E-ZPass Records as Evidence at a TLC HearingWhen E-ZPass statements and trip receipts can matter in a TLC overcharge case or toll dispute, how to get them, and what they can't show. Not legal advice./guides/ezpass-records-as-evidence Tolls & E-ZPass
  4. GuidesWhat It Costs to Drive for Hire in NYC, Per MileTLC's expense study puts an owned gas car at $0.753 a mile and a rented one at $1.028. Every cost line for owned vs rented, gas vs EV, and how to find yours./guides/tlc-driver-costs-per-mile Pay & fees
  5. GuidesWhat Riders Pay vs What Drivers Get on NYC App TripsWhere the money from an average NYC Uber or Lyft ride goes: driver pay, tips, the app's share, sales tax, Black Car Fund, congestion and airport fees./guides/uber-fare-vs-driver-pay-nyc Apps & bases
  6. GuidesWhat TLC Must Prove at Your OATH HearingThe burden of proof in TLC cases: preponderance of the evidence, why a sworn summons is prima facie proof, what a summons must contain, and when cases end./guides/what-tlc-must-prove-at-hearing OATH hearings
  7. GuidesWhere You Can Stop for Passengers: NYC Curb RulesSign by sign: where a taxi or app driver may pick up or drop off in NYC (No Standing yes, No Stopping no), hydrants, loading zones, bus lanes and TLC fines./guides/curb-rules-for-pickups-and-drop-offs Zones & places
  8. GuidesWho Can Pick Up Where in NYC: Taxi, Green Cab, FHVNYC pickup rights in one place: where yellow cabs, green cabs and FHVs may take hails, app trips and stand pickups, the four Manhattan lines and the fines./guides/who-can-pick-up-where-nyc Zones & places
  9. GuidesWho Keeps What From a Taxi Fare: Driver, Owner, City, StateFollow a NYC taxi fare from the rider's card to your payout: what the driver keeps, what goes to the TIF, MTA and NY State, and when card money is due./guides/who-keeps-what-taxi-fare Pay & fees
  10. GuidesWho Pays Tolls on a NYC Taxi or Green Cab Trip?The passenger pays the toll, but only the actual E-ZPass amount. Every taxi and green cab case: city trips, return tolls, JFK, Newark, Westchester./guides/who-pays-tolls-taxi-trips Tolls & E-ZPass
  11. GuidesWho to Contact at TLC: Emails & Phones by ProblemThe right TLC email or phone for each problem: license status, settlements, payment plans, suspensions, insurance, transfers, pay disputes and assaults./guides/tlc-contact-directory Licensing
  12. GuidesWho's Who in NYC For-Hire: TLC, Apps, Bases, Fleets, UnionsA plain map of NYC's taxi and for-hire world: who regulates you, who TLC licenses, the funds behind your benefits, driver groups, and who to call for what./guides/nyc-for-hire-industry-who-is-who Driver rights
  13. GuidesWitnesses at an OATH Hearing: Your Rights as a TLC DriverBringing your own witnesses, questioning TLC’s, the rule that TLC must produce a complaining passenger, inspector adjournments, subpoenas and statements./guides/witnesses-at-oath-hearing OATH hearings
  14. GuidesWorkers' Comp for Livery Drivers: The ILDBFNYC's livery driver fund pays workers' comp only for catastrophic injuries and crimes. Who qualifies, how to claim, and when no-fault pays instead./guides/livery-driver-workers-comp-ildbf Safety & points
  15. GuidesWritten Defense for a TLC Summons: Online or by MailFight a TLC summons in writing: who qualifies, OATH's 3-file online limit, the mail address, why you must answer every charge, and what a judge can do next./guides/written-defense-online-oath OATH hearings
  16. GuidesYear-End Tax Packet for TLC Drivers: What to DownloadJanuary checklist for TLC drivers: which 1099s arrive, what to download from Uber, Lyft or your fleet, the July 1 mileage split, and how long to keep records./guides/tlc-driver-tax-records-year-end Taxes
  17. GuidesYellow Taxi vs Uber/Lyft: Which Should You Drive?Yellow cab, green cab, car service or Uber/Lyft? Compare TLC data on trips, hours and tips, lease caps vs app pay rules, benefits and summons risk./guides/yellow-taxi-vs-uber-which-to-drive Apps & bases
  18. GuidesYellow, Green, Black Car, Livery, App: Rules ComparedOne table of the TLC rules that differ for yellow taxis, green cabs, black cars, liveries and Uber/Lyft: hails, stands, airports, fares, pay and inspections./guides/taxi-vs-fhv-rules-compared Licensing
  19. GuidesYour Base Agreement: What It Must Say Under TLC RulesTLC rule 59B-18(f) says what an FHV base agreement must include, which fees a base can charge, how fast it must pay you, and the receipts you are owed./guides/fhv-base-agreement-rules Apps & bases
  20. GuidesYour TLC Mailing Address: Why It Matters, How to UpdateTLC can serve notices at the mailing address you gave it, even left with a roommate. The 10-day rule, updating address and email in LARS, and name changes./guides/tlc-legal-notices-mailing-address Licensing