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  1. QuestionsHow Do I Get Taxi Camera Footage After an Incident?Taxi cameras only have to keep video 30 days. The installer must give it to the driver on request. Who holds it, how to ask, and what to do if it's gone./questions/how-do-i-get-taxi-camera-footage Safety & points
  2. QuestionsHow Do I Send TLC My New Insurance?Email TLCinsurance@tlc.nyc.gov with the FH-1 in the owner's name and the declaration page (not the ACORD). FHV deadline: 7 business days; taxis: 72 hours./questions/how-do-i-send-new-insurance-to-tlc Vehicles & bases
  3. QuestionsHow Fast Must My Base or Lessor Pay My Earnings?TLC rules: a base or car owner must pay your trip earnings within one week, and taxi card fares are paid daily. Exceptions, fines and what to do if late./questions/how-fast-must-my-base-pay-me Apps & bases
  4. QuestionsHow Late Can I Be for My TLC Hearing at OATH?For TLC summonses, OATH's rule counts you on time up to 90 minutes after the scheduled time. Learn what happens if TLC is late, and the 3-hour dismissal rule./questions/how-late-can-i-be-for-my-tlc-hearing OATH hearings
  5. QuestionsHow Long After Drinking Can I Drive a TLC Vehicle?At least six hours after any alcohol or drugs, and you may not even sit in the car. TLC rule 80-14(b) carries revocation. How it differs from DWI law./questions/how-long-after-drinking-can-i-drive-a-tlc-car Safety & points
  6. QuestionsHow Long Do I Have to Appeal an OATH Decision on a TLC Case?30 days from the decision date, or 35 if mailed. Learn the 50-day rule for reduced penalties, the automatic first extension, and how to get the recording./questions/how-long-do-i-have-to-appeal-an-oath-decision OATH hearings
  7. QuestionsHow Long Do I Have to Pay a TLC Fine After a Hearing?TLC fines are due 30 days after a guilty finding, or 30 days after the appeal decision if you appeal on time. Work out your due date and avoid a suspension./questions/how-long-do-i-have-to-pay-a-tlc-fine Fines & suspensions
  8. QuestionsHow Long Does It Take to Get a TLC License?You get 90 days to finish every TLC requirement, and TLC decides within 90 days. The card is then mailed; if it is late, wait 10 business days. The timeline./questions/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-a-tlc-license Licensing
  9. QuestionsHow Long Does It Take to Get TLC Plates?TLC gives you 45 days to finish a new FHV application, 10 days to get inspected after DMV plates, and activates 48 hours after you pass. All clocks explained./questions/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-tlc-plates Vehicles & bases
  10. QuestionsHow Many Drivers Can Share a Medallion Lease?TLC rules allow up to 3 drivers on one medallion-only or DOV taxi lease, and the owner can't unreasonably refuse. Why the poster says '2 additional' instead./questions/how-many-drivers-can-share-a-medallion-lease Medallions
  11. QuestionsHow Many For-Hire Bases Are There in NYC?TLC licensed 791 for-hire bases at the end of 2025: 485 black car, 184 livery, 81 luxury and 2 app companies. Why the daily list shows 859, and who works./questions/how-many-fhv-bases-are-in-nyc Apps & bases
  12. QuestionsHow Many Hours a Day Can I Drive for Uber in NYC?TLC limits: 10 hours of passenger time in 24 hours (reset after 8 hours off) and 60 hours a week. What counts, the fines, the one-trip defense and app access./questions/how-many-hours-can-i-drive-for-uber-nyc Apps & bases
  13. QuestionsHow Many Passengers Can Ride in a NYC Taxi?Four in a four-seat taxi, five in a five-seat one, plus a child under 7 on an adult's lap. When the front seat must be used, and the FHV seating rule./questions/how-many-passengers-can-ride-in-a-nyc-taxi Passengers
  14. QuestionsHow Many Phones Can I Mount in My TLC Vehicle?TLC rule 80-22 device limits: one e-hail phone in a taxi, one or two mounted dispatch phones in an FHV, and when a tap becomes a cell phone charge./questions/how-many-phones-can-i-mount-in-my-tlc-vehicle Safety & points
  15. QuestionsHow Many Trips Does a NYC Yellow Taxi Do per Day?About 15 a day in 2025: 131,133 yellow trips a day across 8,722 taxis on the road (TLC data). Down from 39 in 2010 and 22 in 2019. What the number means./questions/how-many-trips-does-a-yellow-taxi-do-per-day Pay & fees
  16. QuestionsHow Many Uber and Lyft Drivers Are in NYC?About 87,000 drivers made an Uber or Lyft trip in NYC each month in mid-2026, out of about 180,000 TLC licenses. What each official driver count means./questions/how-many-uber-drivers-are-in-nyc Apps & bases
  17. QuestionsHow Many Ubers and Taxis Are on NYC Streets Each Day?About 58,800 app cars and 8,700 yellow taxis made a trip on an average day in 2025. TLC data on cars per day, days worked a month, and licensed vs working./questions/how-many-ubers-and-taxis-are-on-the-road-each-day Apps & bases
  18. QuestionsHow Many Yellow Taxis Are on NYC Streets Today?13,587 medallions exist, 10,236 have a car authorized, about 10,000 make trips each month and about 8,500 are out on an average day. Each number explained./questions/how-many-yellow-taxis-are-in-nyc Medallions
  19. QuestionsHow Much Can a Taxi Owner Charge Drivers for Credit Cards?A NYC taxi owner may charge you at most $7 a shift or $49 a week for credit card processing, and no other card or TSP fees. The rules, fines and refunds./questions/taxi-credit-card-fee-for-drivers Pay & fees
  20. QuestionsHow Much Do NYC Yellow Taxi Drivers Make?TLC: full-time yellow cab drivers gross a median of about $60 an hour; average farebox per driver was $48,698 in 2024. What is left after the lease./questions/how-much-do-yellow-taxi-drivers-make-in-nyc Pay & fees