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  1. GuidesBuying or Leasing a TLC Vehicle: Rules Before You SignA used car with TLC plates has no license attached. Who can get a new FHV license now, the lease rights TLC gives drivers, and a checklist before you sign./guides/buying-or-leasing-tlc-vehicle Vehicles & bases
  2. GuidesCommercial Motor Vehicle Tax (CMVT) for TLC VehiclesNYC's Commercial Motor Vehicle Tax is $400 a year for taxis and FHVs. Who counts as the owner, the June 20 due date, who collects it, and why TLC lists $800./guides/commercial-motor-vehicle-tax-tlc Vehicles & bases
  3. GuidesCOVID Livery Recovery Act: Renew an Expired LicenseLivery FHV licenses that expired from March 7, 2020 to Sept. 12, 2022 got a one-year chance to renew. Who qualifies, the limits, costs and if it's still open./guides/covid-livery-vehicle-recovery-act Vehicles & bases
  4. GuidesDashcams in TLC Vehicles: What the Rules AllowCan NYC taxi and Uber/Lyft drivers use a dashcam? TLC camera (IVCS) rules, required decals, who gets the footage, audio cautions, and using video at OATH./guides/dashcams-in-tlc-vehicles Vehicles & bases
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. GuidesOwning a Green Cab: SHL Permit Rules, Fees and RenewalsFor green cab owners: how the SHL permit and FHV license fit together, two renewal dates, the $540 vs $900 fee question, 6-month inspections and storage./guides/green-cab-shl-permit-guide Vehicles & bases
  12. GuidesRegistering a TLC Vehicle in NJ, PA or CTTLC lets FHVs be registered in NJ, PA or CT, not just NY. The extra rules: for-hire plates first, TLC insurance, seating on the registration and $800 CMVT./guides/out-of-state-registered-tlc-vehicles Vehicles & bases
  13. GuidesRenewing TLC Plates (FHV License): Steps, Fees, DeadlinesHow to renew an FHV vehicle license: file 30 days early, the 60-day late window, 120 days to pass inspection, $550 vs $0 for WAVs, and what ends a license./guides/fhv-vehicle-license-renewal Vehicles & bases
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. GuidesThe FHV License Cap (Pause) Explained, 2018–2026Why TLC stopped issuing new FHV plates in 2018, the exceptions (WAV, lease-to-own, EV windows), how the yearly review works and what the 2026 decision means./guides/fhv-license-cap-explained Vehicles & bases
  18. GuidesTLC & FHV Insurance Requirements: Minimums and FH-1TLC insurance minimums for every vehicle type, the March 2026 cut in required PIP to $100,000, the FH-1, deadlines to report changes, and lapse fines./guides/fhv-insurance-requirements Vehicles & bases
  19. GuidesTLC Approved Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (2026 List)Every WAV model, model year, conversion and modifier on TLC's approved list (revised Oct 2, 2026) as a searchable table, plus the specs a WAV must meet./guides/approved-wheelchair-accessible-vehicles-tlc Vehicles & bases
  20. GuidesTLC Decals, Stickers & Trade Dress: What Goes WhereEvery decal and sticker TLC requires on FHVs and taxis, where it goes, the fine if it's missing, and the colors and roof lights banned on for-hire cars./guides/tlc-vehicle-decals-trade-dress Vehicles & bases