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  1. QuestionsDo Speed and Red Light Camera Tickets Give TLC Points?No. NYC speed and red light camera tickets are owner fines, not convictions, so they add no DMV or TLC points. Unpaid ones can still block your renewal./questions/do-camera-tickets-give-tlc-points Safety & points
  2. QuestionsDo Taxi & Uber Drivers Earn Social Security Credits?Yes, if you report your driving income. In 2026 each $1,890 of net earnings is one credit, up to 4 a year. Why filing Schedule SE matters for your retirement./questions/do-drivers-earn-social-security-credits Pay & fees
  3. QuestionsDo Tips Count Toward the TLC Minimum Pay?What TLC rules say about tips and the Uber/Lyft minimum per trip: two separate duties, how TLC data counts them, and what the rule leaves open./questions/does-the-tlc-minimum-pay-include-tips Apps & bases
  4. QuestionsDo Tolls Count Toward Uber's NYC Minimum Pay?No. TLC minimum pay is per mile and per minute; tolls are owed on top under rule 59D-17(c). A worked example and how to check your pay statement./questions/do-tolls-count-toward-uber-minimum-pay Tolls & E-ZPass
  5. QuestionsDo Uber Drivers in NYC Earn Minimum Wage?No hourly wage is guaranteed. NYC sets a per-trip minimum for Uber and Lyft, built in 2018 to equal $17.22/hr after costs. How it works and what it means./questions/do-uber-drivers-in-nyc-earn-minimum-wage Pay & fees
  6. QuestionsDo WAV Owners Pay TLC Vehicle License Fees?TLC lists a $0 license fee for wheelchair accessible FHVs versus $550 to renew other cars. The $75 inspection, $800 CMVT and $25 transfer fees still apply./questions/do-wav-owners-pay-tlc-vehicle-license-fees Vehicles & bases
  7. QuestionsDo Yellow Taxi Drivers Get a 1099? What to Use InsteadCab drivers may get no 1099 for meter income. Why, which taxi payments can bring a 1099-K or 1099-NEC, and the meter statement NYS asks taxi drivers for./questions/do-taxi-drivers-get-a-1099 Taxes
  8. QuestionsDo Yellow Taxi Drivers Get Black Car Fund Benefits?Mostly no. Black Car Fund coverage follows dispatches from member bases, and taxis aren't one. Where taxi drivers' workers' comp comes from, and the app case./questions/does-black-car-fund-cover-yellow-taxi-drivers Driver rights
  9. QuestionsDo You Pay Tolls Driving From NYC to New Jersey?No Port Authority toll going into New Jersey; you pay coming back. Which tolls still apply on the way out, and why a TLC passenger owes your return toll./questions/are-there-tolls-going-to-new-jersey Tolls & E-ZPass
  10. QuestionsDoes NY DMV Share Driver Data With Immigration Agencies?NY law bars the DMV from giving records to ICE or CBP without a judge's order or warrant, and the DMV must tell you within 3 days of a request. The details./questions/does-dmv-share-data-with-immigration-ny Licensing
  11. QuestionsDoes Sales Tax Come Out of an Uber Driver's Pay in NYC?No. NYS sales tax on Uber, Lyft and black car rides is the rider's cost, 8⅞% in NYC. What's taxed, the 4% charge outside NYC and the 2014–2017 case./questions/does-sales-tax-come-out-of-uber-driver-pay Apps & bases
  12. QuestionsDoes the Black Car Fund Cover Me on a Street Hail?No. Black Car Fund workers' comp covers injuries on jobs dispatched by a Member Base. Street hails and non-member base jobs aren't covered, even for app work./questions/am-i-covered-by-black-car-fund-on-a-street-hail Driver rights
  13. QuestionsDoes the Black Car Fund Pay for Car Damage?No. The Black Car Fund pays workers' comp for your injuries only: not car repairs, not income lost while the car is in the shop, and not passenger injuries./questions/does-black-car-fund-pay-for-car-damage Driver rights
  14. QuestionsDoes the Taxi Driver Pay the Congestion Surcharge?No. Passengers pay the $2.50 NYS congestion surcharge and 75-cent MTA toll, and TLC says the surcharge can't come out of driver pay. How to check your payout./questions/does-a-taxi-driver-pay-the-congestion-surcharge Pay & fees
  15. QuestionsDoes the TLC Handle Uber or Lyft Deactivations?No, TLC can't reverse an app deactivation. What TLC does handle (licenses, the lockout rule), what DCWP would do under the blocked law, and the app's role./questions/does-tlc-handle-uber-deactivations Apps & bases
  16. QuestionsDoes Uber or Lyft Give NYC Drivers Health Insurance?No. Uber's NYC benefits list has sick leave, Black Car Fund benefits and unemployment insurance, but no health plan. What you get, and where to find coverage./questions/does-uber-give-health-insurance-nyc Apps & bases
  17. QuestionsDoes Uber or Lyft Pay Drivers More in NYC?Uber vs Lyft driver pay in NYC from 12 months of TLC trip records: pay per trip, tips, pay per hour with a rider, why they differ and what is left out./questions/does-uber-or-lyft-pay-more-in-nyc Apps & bases
  18. QuestionsFailed Uber's Background Check: Is It a Deactivation?Uber calls a failed background check a 'loss of eligibility,' not a deactivation, so the Review Center usually can't help. What it checks and what you can do./questions/background-check-failed-uber-nyc Apps & bases
  19. QuestionsGarage Won't Return My E-ZPass Deposit: What Now?A taxi or FHV owner must return unused E-ZPass replenishment money within 30 days after your lease ends. Records to gather, what to send, where to complain./questions/garage-wont-return-ezpass-deposit Tolls & E-ZPass
  20. QuestionsHow Do I Find Which Base a TLC Car Is With?Look up any for-hire car's base by plate or license number in TLC's free open data, updated daily. Steps for FHVs, yellow and green cabs, and what it means./questions/how-can-i-find-which-base-a-tlc-car-belongs-to Apps & bases