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- GuidesMental Health Help for NYC DriversFree, confidential mental health help for NYC taxi and app drivers: 988, counseling in 8 languages, the TLC Wellness Room and virtual doctors. Who qualifies./guides/mental-health-help-nyc-drivers Safety & points
- GuidesMissed Your OATH Hearing? Defaults and New HearingsWhat an OATH default means for a TLC driver, the 75-day, 1-year and TLC 2-year windows to ask for a new hearing, what OATH weighs, and what to do now./guides/missed-oath-hearing-default OATH hearings
- GuidesMotion to Vacate an OATH Default: How to Write ItAsk OATH for a new hearing after a TLC default: the 75-day rule, the TLC two-year limit, what the request must say, excuse factors and the one-chance rule./guides/motion-to-vacate-default-oath Fines & suspensions
- GuidesMoving Your TLC Renewal Date Earlier (Advancement)Away during your renewal drug-test window? Rule 80-06(c) lets you move your TLC expiration earlier once per term. Who qualifies, the form, the trade-off./guides/tlc-license-renewal-date-advancement Licensing
- GuidesMTA Bridges & Tunnels: Toll Rules for TLC DriversAll nine MTA bridges and tunnels: 2026 E-ZPass, Mid-Tier and mail rates, why out-of-state tags pay more, resident plans, who pays, 2025 traffic./guides/mta-bridges-tunnels-tolls Tolls & E-ZPass
- GuidesNo Tax on Tips for Taxi and Uber Drivers (2025–2028)The federal tips deduction lists cab and app rideshare drivers. The $25,000 cap, the net-income limit for self-employed drivers, records, and open questions./guides/no-tax-on-tips-tlc-drivers Taxes
- GuidesNY Class E Chauffeur License for TLC DriversBefore TLC, you need the right DMV license: how to switch from Class D to Class E, why the fee varies, the 2-week card wait, and when a CDL works instead./guides/class-e-chauffeur-license-new-york Licensing
- GuidesNY Congestion Surcharge: Filing Rules for Bases & OwnersWho files the NYS congestion surcharge: bases and apps monthly, TSPs for taxis and green cabs. Due 20 days after month end, 200% penalty, exemptions, records./guides/congestion-surcharge-filing-bases-owners Pay & fees
- GuidesNY vs NJ E-ZPass: Which Is Cheaper for NYC Drivers?An NJ E-ZPass pays the Tolls by Mail rate at MTA bridges. Compare NY and NJ tags at MTA, Port Authority, Thruway and NJ Turnpike crossings, plus TLC rules./guides/which-ezpass-to-get-nyc-driver Tolls & E-ZPass
- GuidesNYC Deactivation Law (Local Law 52): Status & RulesNYC's Uber/Lyft deactivation law passed in January 2026 but a federal court blocked it. What it would require, the 7-year lookback, and what applies today./guides/nyc-driver-deactivation-law-local-law-52 Apps & bases
- GuidesNYC Driver Unions & Advocacy Groups ComparedNYTWA and the Independent Drivers Guild side by side, using only what each says on its own site: who they represent, dues, services, deactivation help./guides/nyc-driver-unions-advocacy-groups Driver rights
- GuidesNYC Human Rights Law: Protections for DriversIndependent-contractor drivers are covered by the NYC Human Rights Law. The protected classes, what counts as job, housing or public bias, and deadlines./guides/nyc-human-rights-law-for-drivers Driver rights
- GuidesNYC Medallion Relief Program (MRP+): How It WorksHow MRP and MRP+ cut medallion loans: who qualified, the $20,000 and $30,000 grants, loan limits, results, the April 30, 2024 deadline and the help left now./guides/medallion-relief-program-explained Medallions
- GuidesNYC Speed Limits in 2026: 25, 20, 15 & 10 MPH StreetsNYC speed limits now: the 25 mph default, Sammy's Law 20 mph streets and slow zones, 15 mph school zones, and what speeding costs a TLC driver in points./guides/nyc-speed-limits-tlc-drivers Safety & points
- GuidesNYC Taxi Fare History: How the Meter Changed Since 2012Every dated change to the NYC taxi fare since the 2012 meter rate: the 2015 TIF surcharge, 2019 congestion surcharge, 2022 fare increase and 2025 CRZ toll./guides/nyc-taxi-fare-history Passengers
- GuidesNYC Taxi Lease Caps and the Driver Bill of RightsThe most a NYC taxi owner may charge: $105–$129 a shift, $630/$737 a week, $952 medallion-only, DOV +$275. Hybrid rates, the 6-shift rule and getting refunds./guides/taxi-lease-caps-nyc Pay & fees
- GuidesNYC Taxi Stand Rules: Who Can Use Them and the FinesEvery TLC taxi stand rule in one place: who may join, the 100-foot cruising ban, seat and 1-hour rules, terminals, green cab and FHV limits, fines, counts./guides/taxi-stand-rules-nyc Zones & places
- GuidesNYC Taxi Zones Explained: IDs, Maps and Service ZonesNYC has 263 TLC taxi zones, numbered 1–263. What the IDs mean, Yellow Zone vs Boro Zone labels, airport zones, the 38 congestion-zone IDs and finding yours./guides/nyc-taxi-zones-explained Zones & places
- GuidesNYC Toll Changes for TLC Drivers: A TimelineEvery toll and charge change for NYC taxi and app drivers since 2019: state surcharge, Verrazzano split tolling, CRZ, Mid-Tier, airport fees, and 2028-2031./guides/nyc-toll-changes-timeline Tolls & E-ZPass
- GuidesNYC Unincorporated Business Tax and TLC DriversNYC's Unincorporated Business Tax for drivers: the $95,000 filing line, 4% rate, allowances, the credit that cancels small amounts, and what's unclear./guides/nyc-ubt-tlc-drivers Taxes