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  1. GuidesEvent Days & Street Closures: Plan Your NYC ShiftHow TLC drivers can check NYC street closures, parades and Gridlock Alert Days before a shift: official sources, what each covers, 2026 dates, a checklist./guides/event-days-and-street-closures Zones & places
  2. GuidesEvery TLC Fee in One Table (Drivers, Vehicles, Owners)Every fee TLC charges drivers, FHV, medallion and green cab owners and bases, dated and sourced, plus late fees, where to pay and costs that aren't TLC's./guides/tlc-fees-list Licensing
  3. GuidesEvery TLC License Type Explained: Driver, Vehicle, BaseThe 3 TLC driver licenses, every vehicle license (medallion, FHV, green cab, pilot, paratransit, van) and base class, with terms and late-renewal windows./guides/every-tlc-license-type-explained Licensing
  4. GuidesEvery TLC Rule Change in 2025, in Plain EnglishAll 12 TLC rule packages adopted in 2025 with vote and start dates: app pay and lockouts, WAV e-hail, TIF, Vision Zero points, PIP cut, ads and decals./guides/tlc-rule-changes-2025 Driver rights
  5. GuidesEvidence at a TLC Hearing: What Counts and How to Send ItOATH evidence rules in plain English: why a sworn summons is prima facie proof, what can answer it, and how to get photos and records to the judge by method./guides/evidence-for-tlc-hearing OATH hearings
  6. GuidesExtra Charges a Taxi Fleet Can and Can't Add to Your LeaseBeyond the lease, a taxi garage may charge only what Rule 58-21(c)(5) allows: $7/shift card fee, $25/hour late return, gas if supplied. Full list and refunds./guides/taxi-fleet-extra-charges-allowed Pay & fees
  7. GuidesFHV Base Affiliation: Rules, Base Transfers & RisksWhy every NYC for-hire vehicle needs one base, how to switch bases ($25), when you can take other bases' trips, and the 60-day rule that can end your license./guides/fhv-base-affiliation Vehicles & bases
  8. GuidesFHV Bases and the WAV Trip Mandate (25% Rule)TLC rule 59B-17 makes FHV bases send 25% of trips to wheelchair accessible vehicles or meet a 10-minute response rule. What it means for WAV owners./guides/base-wav-trip-mandate Apps & bases
  9. GuidesFHV License Storage: Pause Your Plates for Up to 90 DaysTLC's short-term FHV storage program: who qualifies, the 60-day plate surrender window, how to enter and leave in TLC UP, and the $300 fine for overstaying./guides/fhv-license-storage-program Vehicles & bases
  10. GuidesFHV Owner Duties: Daily Inspection, Plates, VIN MatchFHV owners get summonses without driving: daily inspection, matching plates and VIN, 48-hour plate reports, rear shoulder belts. Each duty and its fine./guides/fhv-owner-daily-duties Vehicles & bases
  11. GuidesFHV Vehicle Penalty Points: The 4-Point Revocation RuleHow FHV vehicle license penalty points work: the five violations that carry a point, why 4 points in one term means revocation, and how points follow renewal./guides/fhv-vehicle-penalty-points Vehicles & bases
  12. GuidesFree Financial Counseling for NYC DriversNYC Financial Empowerment Centers give drivers free one-on-one help with debt, credit and budgets. What they do and don't do, how to book, and what to bring./guides/free-financial-counseling-nyc-drivers Pay & fees
  13. GuidesFree Interpreter at an OATH Hearing: How to Get OneOATH gives TLC drivers a free professional interpreter at every hearing. How to ask by phone or in person, sign language, and writing in your own language./guides/interpreter-oath-hearing OATH hearings
  14. GuidesFree Legal Help for NYC Drivers: Who Handles WhatThe free legal hotlines TLC lists for drivers, matched to your problem: debt, housing, small claims, immigration, parking tickets, medallions, OATH hearings./guides/free-legal-help-nyc-drivers Driver rights
  15. GuidesFrom Zero to First Trip: New NYC Driver RoadmapEvery step from no license to your first paid trip in NYC: DMV Class E, the TLC 90 days, taxi or app work, car and base, and benefits to set up on day one./guides/new-nyc-driver-roadmap-zero-to-first-trip Licensing
  16. GuidesGet Paid for Classes: BCF Earn While You Learn ($400 DDC)Black Car Fund pays eligible drivers $400 for its defensive driving class, $250 for Wellness STEP and up to $250 for RIDE. Who qualifies, timing and rules./guides/black-car-fund-earn-while-you-learn Driver rights
  17. GuidesGet Your TLC License Back: Expired, Revoked, SurrenderedHow to get licensed again after your TLC license expired, was revoked or surrendered: the 180-day limit, 1- and 3-year bans, the waiver and what to pay first./guides/tlc-license-reinstatement Licensing
  18. GuidesGot a TLC Summons? What to Do in the First 48 HoursJust got a TLC summons? Read it, check the hearing date, choose how to respond and start gathering evidence: a plain-English plan for NYC drivers./guides/got-a-tlc-summons OATH hearings
  19. GuidesGreen Rides Initiative: EV and WAV Targets to 2030TLC's Green Rides rule makes Uber and Lyft send 25% of 2026 trips to EVs or WAVs, 100% by 2030. How it's counted, the fine, and what it means for you./guides/green-rides-initiative-explained EVs & charging
  20. GuidesHealth Insurance for NYC Drivers in 2026The apps give NYC drivers no health plan. Compare Medicaid, the Essential Plan, marketplace plans, NYC Care and Black Car Fund benefits for 2026 side by side./guides/health-insurance-for-nyc-drivers-2026 Pay & fees