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  1. GuidesRenting a TLC Car for Uber: Real Costs and Your RightsTLC's study: renters paid about $528 a week on average, and 30% more per mile than owners. The 20.875% rental tax, and what a TLC car lease must say./guides/renting-a-tlc-car-costs Vehicles & bases
  2. GuidesRenting a TLC Vehicle? How Tolls Get Billed to YouRenting or leasing an FHV from a fleet: whose E-ZPass pays, how toll bills reach the owner then you, what TLC rules limit, and what to ask before you sign./guides/rental-tlc-vehicle-tolls Tolls & E-ZPass
  3. GuidesResponding to a Passenger Complaint Summons: A PlanGot a TLC passenger complaint summons? A step-by-step plan: read the charge, weigh a plea against a hearing, gather records, and prepare for the rider./guides/responding-to-passenger-complaint Passengers
  4. GuidesRetirement Savings for NYC Drivers: IRA, SEP, 401(k)No app gives drivers a 401(k). The 2026 IRS limits for IRAs, SEP IRAs and solo 401(k)s, the 20% self-employed rate, a worked example and the Saver's Credit./guides/retirement-savings-for-nyc-drivers Pay & fees
  5. GuidesScams Targeting NYC Drivers and How to Spot ThemFake Uber support calls, payout card swaps, toll texts, health-plan pressure and identity theft: how scams hit NYC drivers, the red flags, where to report./guides/scams-targeting-nyc-drivers Safety & points
  6. GuidesSelf-Employment Tax for TLC Drivers ExplainedHow the 15.3% self-employment tax works for NYC taxi and app drivers: the $400 rule, the 92.35% step, the $184,500 cap for 2026, and legal ways to lower it./guides/self-employment-tax-tlc-drivers Taxes
  7. GuidesSerious Crash Rule: When TLC Can Suspend Your LicenseTLC rule 80-14(h): what counts as a Serious Crash, when TLC can suspend your license at once, when revocation is automatic, and how to ask for a hearing./guides/serious-crash-tlc-license Safety & points
  8. GuidesService Animals & Accessibility Rules for TLC DriversTLC rules on service animals, wheelchairs, attendants and WAV trips: what every driver must do, extra duties in accessible vehicles, and the penalties./guides/service-animals-accessibility-tlc Passengers
  9. GuidesSHL Pilot "P" Cars: Rules, Limits and What HappenedTLC's SHL Pilot "P" cars: no street hails, no Manhattan-core pickups, $500 penalties, the June 2028 extension, and why 3,509 permits fell to 563./guides/shl-pilot-program-p-cars Vehicles & bases
  10. GuidesSNAP, Fair Fares & Other Benefits for TLC DriversTLC's Resource Center helps drivers apply for SNAP, Cash Assistance, Fair Fares, HEAP, Medicaid, CityFHEPS and child support. What each is and what to bring./guides/public-benefits-for-tlc-drivers Pay & fees
  11. GuidesSpeed and Red Light Cameras: What TLC Drivers OweCamera tickets go to the owner, carry no points and skip OATH. See who pays when you lease, what a garage may charge you, and when they matter to TLC./guides/speed-and-red-light-cameras-tlc Safety & points
  12. GuidesStandard Mileage vs Actual Expenses for TLC VehiclesMileage rate or actual car costs for your TLC vehicle? IRS rules on choosing and switching, leased and rented cars, fleets, and how TLC's cost study compares./guides/standard-mileage-vs-actual-expenses-tlc Taxes
  13. GuidesStorms, Travel Bans & Emergencies: A TLC Driver GuideCan you drive during a NYC travel ban or curfew? What the 2026 blizzard order said about for-hire vehicles, past TLC notices, and how to get official alerts./guides/severe-weather-and-emergencies-tlc Safety & points
  14. GuidesStretch Limos, Vans and Modified FHVs: NYS DOT RulesFHVs that seat 10+ or were modified after the factory need NYS DOT authority, an MC-300 inspection and DOT checks twice a year. Bad mods cost $10,000./guides/modified-and-large-fhvs-nys-dot Vehicles & bases
  15. GuidesTaking a Break From Driving: Travel, Illness, BurnoutGoing abroad, sick or burned out? What keeps running on your TLC driver license while you're away, how FHV and medallion storage work, and where to get help./guides/taking-a-break-from-driving-tlc Licensing
  16. GuidesTax Deductions for TLC Drivers: What Counts and What Doesn'tA sourced list of what NYC taxi and app drivers can deduct — car, tolls, fees, phone, health insurance — and what never counts, like summonses and commuting./guides/tlc-driver-tax-deductions-list Taxes
  17. GuidesTaxes for NYC Yellow and Green Taxi DriversHow NYC lease and owner taxi drivers handle income tax: meter statements, card payouts, cash fares and tips, lease costs, mileage rules and the $400 CMVT./guides/taxes-for-nyc-taxi-drivers Taxes
  18. GuidesTaxes for Uber & Lyft Drivers in NYC: Complete GuideEvery tax an NYC Uber or Lyft driver may owe — federal, New York State and City — plus 1099s, deductions, quarterly payments and what changed for 2026./guides/taxes-for-uber-lyft-drivers-nyc Taxes
  19. GuidesTaxi & FHV Relief Stands in NYC: Rules, Counts, BreaksWhere TLC drivers can legally park for a break: the 1-hour relief stand rule, which of NYC's 110 stands allow FHVs, borough gaps and the 2026 meter pilot law./guides/taxi-relief-stands-nyc Zones & places
  20. GuidesTaxi Improvement Fund Grants for WAV Owners and DriversTIF pays medallion owners $20,000 per new accessible taxi plus $625 a quarter, up to $30,000. Who qualifies, how to enroll, the $10 driver trip pay and rules./guides/taxi-improvement-fund-grants Medallions