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  1. GuidesHistory of the NYC Taxi and For-Hire Industry: TimelineA dated, sourced timeline of NYC taxis and for-hire cars from the 1937 Haas Act to congestion pricing in 2025, with TLC trip data at each turning point./guides/history-of-nyc-taxi-industry Medallions
  2. GuidesHow a NYC Taxi Fare Is Calculated: Every ChargeThe NYC taxi meter explained: 70-cent units, every surcharge and tax with its time window, which charges the driver keeps, rate codes 1–6 and worked examples./guides/nyc-taxi-fare-every-surcharge Pay & fees
  3. GuidesHow an FHV License Gets Revoked for Non-UseTLC must revoke FHV plates after 60+ days without a base, insurance or required inspections (Rule 59A-08(c)). The three clocks and how to stay safe./guides/fhv-license-non-use-revocation Vehicles & bases
  4. GuidesHow Many Hours NYC Drivers Really Work: TLC DataTLC data: yellow drivers record trips in 7.5 hours a day, app drivers 6.4 (2025). What those 'hours' really measure, who works full time, and TLC hour limits./guides/what-tlc-data-says-about-driver-hours Pay & fees
  5. GuidesHow TLC Makes Rules and How Drivers Can Speak UpHow a TLC rule goes from proposal to public hearing to Commission vote to effective date, who the 9 Commissioners are, and how to comment or testify yourself./guides/how-tlc-makes-rules Driver rights
  6. GuidesHow TLC Passenger Complaints Work, Step by StepFollow a passenger complaint from the 311 report to TLC review, settlement or an OATH hearing where the rider testifies. What each stage means for drivers./guides/passenger-complaint-process Passengers
  7. GuidesHow to Check the Status of a TLC SummonsCheck a TLC summons hearing date and charges with our free OATH data lookup, then confirm the result and the balance with OATH, TLC UP or LARS./guides/check-tlc-summons-status OATH hearings
  8. GuidesHow to Dispute a Toll Bill or Violation in New YorkGrounds to dispute a NY toll bill, the proof each one needs, where to mail it, and when to call a Toll Payer Advocate or a collection agency. For TLC drivers./guides/dispute-toll-bill-ny Tolls & E-ZPass
  9. GuidesHow to File a Human Rights Complaint as a DriverFiling a discrimination complaint with the NYC Commission on Human Rights: the 1-year deadline, why the online form doesn't stop the clock, and each step./guides/file-complaint-nyc-commission-on-human-rights Driver rights
  10. GuidesHow to Get a TLC License: Steps, Fees & the 90-Day ClockEvery step to a NYC TLC driver license: eligibility, the $252 fee, drug test, 24-hour course, WAV training, exam, and how to finish inside the 90-day window./guides/how-to-get-tlc-license Licensing
  11. GuidesHow to Get New TLC Plates in 2026: The WAV-Only RouteIn 2026 new FHV plates are only for wheelchair accessible vehicles. All 9 steps, the 45-day deadline, documents, costs ($0 to $875) and the routes now closed./guides/get-new-fhv-vehicle-license-wav Vehicles & bases
  12. GuidesHow to Hack Up a Yellow Taxi: Step by StepPutting a new car on a medallion: the accessible-only rule, which cars qualify, documents for Long Island City, the meter shop, Woodside inspection and fees./guides/hack-up-yellow-taxi-step-by-step Medallions
  13. GuidesHow to Lift a TLC License Suspension: Step by StepStep-by-step: lift a TLC suspension for an unpaid fine, missed drug test, DMV license problem or missing course, with the papers to bring and how to confirm./guides/how-to-lift-tlc-suspension Fines & suspensions
  14. GuidesHow to Open a For-Hire Base in NYC (TLC Base License)How to get a TLC black car or livery base license: name reservation, $5,000 bond, documents, fingerprints, 10 cars, fees, and your duties once open./guides/how-to-open-an-fhv-base Apps & bases
  15. GuidesHow to Open an E-ZPass NY Account (Step by Step)Open an E-ZPass NY account online, in a store or by paper form: what you need, the $25 start, paying without a credit card, and what TLC rules require./guides/how-to-open-ezpass-ny-account Tolls & E-ZPass
  16. GuidesHow to Prepare for a TLC Hearing: A Week-by-Week PlanA dated plan from summons to OATH hearing: picking a method, the one free reschedule, asking TLC for its evidence 5 business days ahead, the hearing order./guides/how-to-prepare-for-tlc-hearing OATH hearings
  17. GuidesHow to Read an Uber or Lyft Pay Statement in NYCA line-by-line guide to your NYC Uber or Lyft pay statement: what TLC rules say it must show, how to separate pay, tips and tolls, and how to check it./guides/uber-lyft-pay-statement-nyc Apps & bases
  18. GuidesHow to Reschedule an OATH Hearing for a TLC SummonsOATH lets you reschedule a TLC summons hearing once, with no reason needed, if you ask before the hearing. How to ask, adjournments, and using the time./guides/reschedule-oath-hearing OATH hearings
  19. GuidesHow to Start Driving a Yellow Taxi in NYCGot a TLC license and want a yellow cab? The four ways in (shift lease, DOV, medallion-only, buying), the legal lease caps and what a first shift involves./guides/how-to-start-driving-a-yellow-taxi Medallions
  20. GuidesHow to Use NYC TLC Trip Record Data (Driver's Guide)Download and read TLC trip records: the four file types, the fields that matter (driver_pay, tips, zones), Open Data shortcuts and the traps that fool people./guides/how-to-use-tlc-trip-record-data Pay & fees