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  1. GuidesBlack Car Fund Driver Benefits: Free CoverageFree Drivers Benefits for Uber, Lyft and black car drivers: dental, vision, a $100,000 death benefit, disability pay. Who qualifies and why to enroll now./guides/black-car-fund-driver-benefits Pay & fees
  2. GuidesCongestion Pricing for TLC Drivers: Who Pays WhatTwo congestion charges apply to taxi and FHV trips in Manhattan. See the amounts, the zones, who pays, and why your pay should not go down because of them./guides/congestion-pricing-tlc-drivers Pay & fees
  3. GuidesDo WAV Drivers Get Paid Extra? Pay Rules ExplainedApp WAV trips pay $1.601/mile vs $1.283. Taxi WAV drivers get $10 per phone-requested trip and a $77/week lease credit; the $1/trip payment ended April 2025./guides/wav-driver-pay-nyc Pay & fees
  4. GuidesEssential Plan Cut in 2026: What Drivers Must KnowFrom July 1, 2026 the Essential Plan stopped covering incomes over 200% of poverty. The cut-off by household size, the next enrollment date and free help./guides/essential-plan-change-2026-drivers Pay & fees
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. GuidesTaxi Lease Security Deposits: Limits, Interest & RefundsA taxi lease deposit can't exceed one lease term, must earn you interest and must come back within 30 days with an itemized list. What can be kept, and fines./guides/taxi-security-deposit-rules Pay & fees
  16. GuidesTaxi Trips Outside NYC: Westchester, Nassau, Newark & BeyondHow to charge a taxi trip that leaves NYC: double meter to Westchester and Nassau, $20 plus return tolls to Newark, negotiated flat fares, MTA tax counties./guides/out-of-city-taxi-fares Pay & fees
  17. GuidesThe Taxi Lease Gas Surcharge: How It's SetA fleet may add a gas surcharge only if it pays for all your fuel. TLC's table runs $13–$31 a shift and resets twice a year from a gas-price index./guides/taxi-gas-surcharge-lease Pay & fees
  18. GuidesUber & Lyft Driver Minimum Pay in NYC: 2026 RatesTLC minimum pay for Uber and Lyft trips from March 1, 2026: per-mile and per-minute rates, how to check a trip, tips, tolls, lockouts and where to complain./guides/fhv-driver-minimum-pay Pay & fees
  19. 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
  20. 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