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  1. QuestionsA Passenger Harassed or Threatened Me: What Can I Do?A passenger harassed or threatened you? Where to report it (app, TLC victim services, police), what evidence to save the same day, and what not to do./questions/passenger-harassed-me-what-can-i-do Safety & points
  2. QuestionsCan I Reduce My TLC Points Before My Hearing?Yes: a TLC Point Reduction Course or DMV defensive driving course can take 3 points off, but timing is everything. Finish it before the summons is decided./questions/can-i-reduce-tlc-points-before-my-hearing Safety & points
  3. QuestionsCan TLC Drivers Keep a Weapon or Pepper Spray in the Car?TLC rule 80-15(a) bans weapons in the vehicle without written permission, and the penalty is revocation. What counts as a weapon, and what about pepper spray./questions/can-tlc-drivers-carry-a-weapon Safety & points
  4. QuestionsDo I Need to File an MV-104 After a Crash in a TLC Car?Yes, within 10 days, if anyone was hurt or killed or one person's property damage tops $1,000 (your own counts). Plus the TLC copy the owner must send./questions/do-i-need-to-file-an-mv-104-after-a-crash Safety & points
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. QuestionsHow Much Does Black Car Fund Workers' Comp Pay?Two-thirds of your average weekly wage, up to $1,281.50 a week for injuries from July 1, 2026. When pay starts (the 7/14-day rule), medical and Rx./questions/how-much-does-black-car-fund-workers-comp-pay Safety & points
  10. QuestionsHurt While Driving for Hire in NYC: Who Pays?Injured driving for Uber, a black car, a livery base or a yellow taxi? Which fund or insurer pays your medical bills and lost pay, and the deadlines for each./questions/hurt-while-driving-who-pays-nyc Safety & points
  11. QuestionsIs Assaulting a Taxi or Uber Driver a Felony in NY?Not as a special category: NY's assault law doesn't name cab or app drivers, and bills to add them stalled. What the law does add, and how to report./questions/is-assaulting-a-taxi-driver-a-felony-ny Safety & points
  12. QuestionsMy App Earnings Went to Someone Else's CardPayouts moved to a card you never added? Secure the account, report it inside the app, file a police report, and know when TLC's Driver Protection Unit helps./questions/uber-earnings-sent-to-someone-else Safety & points
  13. QuestionsSomeone Called Saying They're Uber Support: What to DoA caller says they're Uber support and wants the code just texted to you. It's a scam: hang up. What to do if you already shared it, and where to report it./questions/caller-says-they-are-uber-support Safety & points
  14. QuestionsSomeone Is Using My TLC License or IdentitySummonses for trips you never drove? Report it to TLC's Driver Protection Unit and the police, and answer any TLC affirmation. Why fast action matters./questions/someone-is-using-my-tlc-license Safety & points
  15. QuestionsWhat Is the TLC Vision Zero Remedial Course?A 3-hour TLC course that cancels the suspension for a 3rd traffic or parking conviction in 15 months, if done within 60 days. Who needs it, cost, where./questions/what-is-the-vision-zero-remedial-course Safety & points