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Tolls, E-ZPass & Congestion Pricing for TLC Drivers

Four charges NYC drivers mix up: bridge and tunnel tolls, the MTA congestion toll, the state surcharge and airport fees. Who pays each, and every crossing.

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  1. The four charges at a glance
  2. Start here
  3. How a toll moves on a TLC trip
  4. Your tag or the owner's?
  5. Price a congestion charge
  6. Directory of crossings and toll programs
  7. Most-read pages
  8. Data and statistics
  9. Tools for this topic
  10. FAQ
  11. Sources

In short: Four different charges show up around NYC trips, and drivers mix them up: bridge and tunnel tolls, the MTA congestion toll (Manhattan at or below 60th Street), the New York State congestion surcharge (Manhattan below 96th Street) and the Port Authority airport access fee. On TLC trips the passenger pays most of them, but the rules on direction, E-ZPass and app repayment decide whether you end up paying. Start with the table, then go to the page for your crossing or question. Every amount here comes from the site's rate file, checked October 12, 2026.

The four charges at a glance

Four charges, four sets of rules (as of Oct 12, 2026)

ChargeWhereAmount (car / trip)Who pays on a TLC trip
Bridge and tunnel tolls (MTA, Port Authority)Each crossingMTA major crossings $7.46 NY E-ZPass, $12.03 by mail; Port Authority $14.79 off-peak / $16.79 peak E-ZPass, entering NY onlyPassenger pays the actual E-ZPass amount (taxi/FHV rules); apps must repay the driver in full
MTA congestion tollManhattan at or below 60th St (not FDR, West Side Hwy, Carey Tunnel ramps)$0.75 taxi, green cab, FHV · $1.50 Uber/Lyft per trip · $9 peak daily for a carPassenger, under the per-trip plan; the owner may pay $9/day if the base or provider isn't enrolled
NYS congestion surchargeManhattan south of 96th St$2.50 yellow · $2.75 other for-hire · $0.75 poolPassenger
Airport access fee (Port Authority)JFK, LaGuardia, NewarkTaxi pickups $2.00 (JFK/LGA) · for-hire pickups and drop-offs $3.50 (from Mar 15, 2026)Taxi: listed as a fare charge by TLC. App trips: check your receipt

Start here

  1. Who pays the toll on my trip? Taxis and green cabs: who pays tolls on taxi trips. Uber and Lyft: what app drivers get back. The double-toll and no-toll cases: the Verrazzano and Rockaway return-toll rule.
  2. Which E-ZPass and how? E-ZPass for TLC drivers · NY vs NJ E-ZPass · why your tag must be mounted.
  3. Got a bill? Toll bill late fees and violations · disputing a toll bill · is the "NY Toll Services" text a scam.
  4. Congestion pricing: congestion pricing for TLC drivers · the per-trip charge plan · is it still in effect.

How a toll moves on a TLC trip

From the gantry to your pocket

  1. Tag on the account

    Every taxi and FHV must carry an MTA E-ZPass (rules 58-26, 59A-23). The owner keeps the account, or lets you use your own tag.

  2. Cross

    The tag is read: E-ZPass rate. Not read but plate on an NYCSC account: Mid-Tier. No account: Tolls by Mail.

  3. Passenger pays

    Taxi meter adds the actual E-ZPass toll at the end of the trip. Never charge more: that is an overcharge.

  4. Good to know: Money to the tag holder

    Forward toll money to whoever holds the tag. On app trips, the company must repay you every toll you paid.

Your tag or the owner's?

TLC rule 59A-24 (for-hire vehicles) gives the owner two choices: put an MTA E-ZPass tag on every vehicle, or let the driver use a personal tag. The owner must have at least one MTA tag for each vehicle license and keep enough money in the account. If you use your own tag, you keep the toll money the passenger pays, or the owner pays you back when the passenger pays by card. If the owner's tag is used, the toll money goes to the owner. Taxi owners have matching rules in §58-27. Deposits an owner may hold for tolls are covered in E-ZPass replenishment accounts.

Price a congestion charge

Free tool

Congestion pricing & surcharge calculator

Work out the MTA congestion toll (at or below 60th St) and the New York State congestion surcharge (south of 96th St) for your trips, or for driving your own car into the zone.

This tool needs JavaScript. The rules it uses are listed under “How this works” below.

What do you want to work out?

Trips that start, end or travel in the Congestion Relief Zone.

Include the trips above: the zone is inside this area.

Pool trips: $0.75 state surcharge.

Enter your number of trips (per shift or per week) to see the charges.

How this works

  • MTA Congestion Relief Zone: Manhattan south of and including 60th Street. The FDR Drive, West Street/West Side Highway (Route 9A) and the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel connections to West Street are excluded. Phase 1 (2025-2027), since 2025-01-05.
  • Under the Per-Trip Charge Plan, taxis, green cabs and FHVs pay $0.75 per trip and FHV trips dispatched by high-volume for-hire services pay $1.50 per trip, collected from passengers, peak and overnight. Enrolled vehicles pay these instead of the daily toll.
  • NYS congestion surcharge: $2.75 for each for-hire transportation trip in a vehicle that is not a medallion taxicab or a pool vehicle; $2.50 for each trip in a medallion taxicab; $0.75 for each pool trip. It applies to trips that begin, end or pass through manhattan south of and excluding 96th street; trip must begin and end in new york state.
  • Peak: 5am-9pm weekdays, 9am-9pm weekends. Overnight: 9pm-5am weekdays, 9pm-9am weekends. Passenger vehicles and motorcycles are charged once per day (12:00am-11:59pm); the toll in effect at the first entry applies.
  • Crossing credits: Peak period only, E-ZPass only, when entering via the Lincoln or Holland Tunnel (or entering/exiting via the Queens-Midtown or Hugh L. Carey Tunnel). Cars: up to $5.00 a day.
  • The Authority reserves the right to charge a 25% higher CBD charge on Gridlock Alert Days. Low-income discount, exemptions and tax credits are not included.

Official sources

Rates checked 2026-10-12. Estimate only, not financial, tax or legal advice. Official rates change: check the sources below before you rely on a number.

For bridges and tunnels on a route, use the toll calculator.

Directory of crossings and toll programs

Official rates · MTA rates effective Jan 4, 2026 · Port Authority rates as listed Oct 12, 2026

Every crossing at a glance (car)

Per crossing. MTA rates effective January 4, 2026; Port Authority rates as listed October 12, 2026.

CrossingOperatorE-ZPass (off-peak)E-ZPass peakMid-TierTolls by MailNotes
Robert F. Kennedy BridgeMTA$7.46–$9.79$12.03—
Bronx-Whitestone BridgeMTA$7.46–$9.79$12.03—
Throgs Neck BridgeMTA$7.46–$9.79$12.03—
Queens-Midtown TunnelMTA$7.46–$9.79$12.03—
Hugh L. Carey TunnelMTA$7.46–$9.79$12.03—
Verrazzano-Narrows BridgeMTA$7.46–$9.79$12.03Staten Island Resident E-ZPass: $4.19
Henry Hudson BridgeMTA$3.42–$5.42$8.87—
Cross Bay Veterans Memorial BridgeMTA$2.80–$4.42$6.02Rockaway Resident E-ZPass: $1.83
Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial BridgeMTA$2.80–$4.42$6.02—
George Washington BridgePort Authority$14.79$16.79$19.55$23.30Entering NY only
Lincoln TunnelPort Authority$14.79$16.79$19.55$23.30Entering NY only
Holland TunnelPort Authority$14.79$16.79$19.55$23.30Entering NY only
Goethals BridgePort Authority$14.79$16.79$19.55$23.30Entering NY only
Bayonne BridgePort Authority$14.79$16.79$19.55$23.30Entering NY only
Outerbridge CrossingPort Authority$14.79$16.79$19.55$23.30Entering NY only
  • Rates are per crossing. The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge has been tolled in each direction since December 1, 2020 (split tolling).
  • Tolls are collected only entering New York. No tolls are collected entering New Jersey.
  • Peak: weekdays 6-10am and 4-8pm; Saturday and Sunday 11am-9pm. Off-peak: all other times.

Source: MTA Bridges & Tunnels: Tolls by vehicle type; MTA: Split tolling at the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge; Port Authority of NY & NJ: Tolls. Rates change — check the source before you rely on a number.

Most-read pages

Data and statistics

NYC toll rates compared · taxi and app trips in the congestion zone · taxi and FHV entries into the zone · how often app trips include tolls.

Tools for this topic

Toll calculator for any route · congestion pricing calculator (above) · taxi fare estimator to see tolls and surcharges on a full fare.

Everything in this topic

Guides

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Tolls & E-ZPassCongestion Charges on Receipts & Pay StatementsHow congestion charges, tolls and airport fees appear on taxi receipts, app fares, TLC trip data and your own pay records, and how to spot a wrong deduction.Read Tolls & E-ZPassCongestion Per-Trip Charge Plan: Bases, Meters & OwnersHow the MTA per-trip charge plan works behind the meter and the app: who signs, what bases owe, cash trips, and what an owner pays when a base isn't enrolled.Read Tolls & E-ZPassCongestion Pricing Crossing Credits ExplainedEnter through the Lincoln, Holland, Queens-Midtown or Carey tunnel with E-ZPass at peak and the congestion toll drops by up to $3. Who gets it, who doesn't.Read Tolls & E-ZPassCongestion Pricing in Your Own Car After Your ShiftYour own car pays the full congestion toll: $9 peak or $2.25 overnight with E-ZPass, once a day. Mail rates, credits, low-income discount and tax credit.Read Tolls & E-ZPassCongestion Pricing Increases in 2028 and 2031The MTA schedule raises the taxi and FHV per-trip charge to $1.00 and Uber/Lyft to $2.00 in 2028, then $1.25 and $2.50 in 2031. Every step, with dates.Read Tolls & E-ZPassCongestion Relief Zone Map: Boundaries for DriversWhere the congestion zone starts and ends: 60th Street included, the excluded highways, the 12 entry points, and the 38 taxi zones the MTA counts as inside.Read Tolls & E-ZPassE-ZPass for TLC Drivers: The Complete GuideHow E-ZPass works for NYC taxi and for-hire drivers, step by step: account, plates, tag, crossing, charge, toll bill, dispute, plus the TLC rules on tags.Read Tolls & E-ZPassE-ZPass Mid-Tier Rate: Why Your Tag Must Be MountedWhy NYC bridges charge you the Mid-Tier toll, what it costs per crossing at MTA and Port Authority, and how to mount and link your tag to pay E-ZPass rates.Read Tolls & E-ZPassE-ZPass Replenishment Accounts for Lease DriversHow much E-ZPass money a taxi or FHV owner can hold from a lease driver ($10 per 12-hour shift, $100 max), what they may deduct, and the 30-day refund rule.Read Tolls & E-ZPassHow to Dispute a Toll Bill or Violation in New YorkGrounds to dispute a NY toll bill, the proof each one needs, where to mail it, and when to call a Toll Payer Advocate or a collection agency. For TLC drivers.Read Tolls & E-ZPassHow to Open an E-ZPass NY Account (Step by Step)Open an E-ZPass NY account online, in a store or by paper form: what you need, the $25 start, paying without a credit card, and what TLC rules require.Read Tolls & E-ZPassHow Tolls Appear on the Taxi Meter and ReceiptTolls go on the taxi fare at the end of the trip, at the E-ZPass amount, and must be listed on the receipt. Rate codes, receipt items and e-hail rules.Read

Violation codes

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§58-27(a)Taxi Owner E-ZPass Account & Tags$100 and suspension until compliance.§58-27(d)(2)E-ZPass Replenishment Account$250 plus restitution to the Driver of any replenishment account improperly retained by an Owner or Agent.§59D-17(c)App Must Repay Driver Tolls$500 and restitution to the driver for any tolls that were not properly reimbursed (company penalty).§80-15(d)(1)E-ZPass Required$100 if plead guilty before a hearing; $150 if found guilty following a hearing.§80-15(d)(4)Forwarding Tolls to the Tag Holder$50 plus restitution to the E-ZPass tag holder of any amount not reimbursed.§80-17(f)(2)Westchester & Nassau Trip Rules§80-17(f)(2)(i), meter not kept recording: $100.§82-27(b)Green Cab E-ZPass Requirements$100 and suspension until compliance.

Questions

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Tolls & E-ZPassAre WAVs Exempt From Congestion Pricing?No, not just for being wheelchair accessible. WAV taxi and FHV trips pay the same per-trip charge. Who the MTA disability exemptions (IDEP, ODEP) cover.Read Tolls & E-ZPassCan Drivers Get the Congestion Pricing Low-Income Discount?For your own car: 50% off the peak congestion toll after 10 trips a month if AGI is $50,000 or less or you get SNAP, WIC or TANF. How to apply and renew.Read Tolls & E-ZPassCan I Charge a Passenger the Full Toll Rate?No. TLC rules let you charge only the actual E-ZPass toll, not the Tolls by Mail price. Charging more is an overcharge with fines from $350, or revocation.Read Tolls & E-ZPassCan I Get the Staten Island Toll Discount on a TLC Car?Staten Island resident and PASI toll plans exclude commercial vehicles. What the MTA and Port Authority say about TLC cars, what they don't, and who to ask.Read Tolls & E-ZPassCan I Use My Own E-ZPass in a Leased Taxi or FHV?Yes. TLC rules let you use your own E-ZPass in a leased taxi, green cab or FHV, and the passenger's toll money is then yours. Which tag to use, the catches.Read Tolls & E-ZPassDid Congestion Pricing Reduce Uber and Taxi Trips?MTA: Uber/Lyft zone trips fell 4.5% and yellow taxi trips rose 17.3% in Jan–Sep 2025. TLC says Uber sending trips to taxis may matter more than the fee.Read Tolls & E-ZPassDo I Get Paid Back for Tolls on the Way to a Pickup?Usually not. Uber repays only tolls with a rider; TLC's rule says 'during a dispatched trip'. Empty-car tolls for app, taxi and green cab drivers explained.Read Tolls & E-ZPassDo I Need E-ZPass to Drive for Uber or Lyft in NYC?Yes. Three TLC rules require E-ZPass: one for you, one for the car's owner, one for Uber and Lyft. Fines, personal tags, and the NJ-tag catch.Read Tolls & E-ZPassDo I Pay Congestion Pricing Driving Empty Into Manhattan?No, if your base or taxi meter company is in the MTA per-trip plan: an empty TLC car is not charged. If it isn't, the owner may pay the toll once a day.Read Tolls & E-ZPassDo I Pay the Congestion Toll Twice in One Day?No: a car pays the congestion toll once per day (12:00–11:59 p.m.), at the rate of its first entry. TLC per-trip charges have no cap: each zone trip pays.Read Tolls & E-ZPassDo 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.Read Tolls & E-ZPassDo 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.Read

Glossary

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Airport access feeA Port Authority per-trip charge on taxi pickups and for-hire pickups and drop-offs at JFK, LaGuardia and Newark airports.Cashless tollingToll collection with no booths: overhead equipment reads an E-ZPass tag or photographs the plate, and the toll is charged to the account or billed to the registered owner.Congestion Relief ZoneThe MTA's congestion toll area: Manhattan local streets at or below 60th Street, tolled since January 5, 2025.Congestion surchargeA New York State charge on taxi and for-hire trips in Manhattan below 96th Street: $2.50 taxi, $2.75 FHV, $0.75 shared.Congestion ZoneTLC's name for Manhattan south of 96th Street: the area for the NYS congestion surcharge and the Uber/Lyft cruising cap.Crossing creditA peak-hour, E-ZPass-only reduction in the congestion toll for vehicles entering through the Lincoln, Holland, Queens-Midtown or Hugh L. Carey tunnel.E-ZPass tag holderThe person or company whose E-ZPass account pays the tolls for the tag in a TLC vehicle; under TLC rules, passenger toll money goes to them.E-ZPassAn electronic toll system: a windshield tag linked to a prepaid account and your plates, read at cashless toll points. Required in every TLC vehicle.Excluded roadwaysThe FDR Drive, West Side Highway/Route 9A and the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel connections to West Street: highways left out of the congestion zone by state law.Low-Income Discount Plan (LIDP)An MTA E-ZPass NY plan: 50% off the peak congestion toll from the 11th trip each calendar month for eligible low-income vehicle owners.Mid-Tier toll rateA toll rate between E-ZPass and Tolls by Mail, charged to an E-ZPass account when the toll is matched by plate instead of a properly mounted tag.NYCSCThe E-ZPass New York Customer Service Center; at MTA bridges and tunnels only its customers get E-ZPass rates.

Statistics

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Tolls & E-ZPassE-ZPass vs Tolls by Mail: How Drivers PayMTA data: 85.8% of 2025 bridge and tunnel crossings were read as E-ZPass, 14.2% as Tolls by Mail. By crossing, by year, and what the mail rate costs a driver.See the data Tolls & E-ZPassHow Often Uber & Lyft Trips Include Tolls (Data)About 11% of Uber and Lyft trips in NYC record a toll, averaging $10.04. TLC trip data by month, borough, airport and toll amount, with what it can't show.See the data Tolls & E-ZPassManhattan Taxi & FHV Speeds Since Congestion PricingTaxi and FHV speeds below 60th St averaged 9.01 mph in Jan–Aug 2025, up 3.1% on 2024. Monthly MTA data since 2019, seasonality and what speed does to pay.See the data Tolls & E-ZPassMTA Bridge & Tunnel Traffic by Crossing (2025)340.4 million MTA bridge and tunnel crossings in 2025: busiest crossings, direction split, E-ZPass share by crossing and the yearly trend since 2019.See the data Tolls & E-ZPassNYC Bridge & Tunnel Tolls Compared (2026)Every NYC bridge and tunnel toll on one chart: E-ZPass, Mid-Tier and Tolls by Mail at MTA and Port Authority crossings, with the markup for paying by mail.See the data Tolls & E-ZPassTaxi & FHV Entries Into the Congestion Zone (Data)MTA counts: taxis and FHVs made 66.4 million of 178.2 million entries into the congestion zone in 2025 (37.3%), and 38.9% in Jan–Sep 2026. Month by month.See the data Tolls & E-ZPassTaxi and Uber Trips in the Congestion Zone: 2025–2026 Data72% of yellow taxi trips and 33% of Uber/Lyft trips paid the congestion fee (Sep 2025–Aug 2026). Monthly trip data, fees on trip records, MTA findings.See the data Tolls & E-ZPassVehicle Miles in the Congestion Zone (Data)Driving in the congestion zone fell about 7.4% in 2025 vs 2024 by the MTA's method, and 5.0% on the FDR and West Side Highway. Monthly index and model gaps.See the data Tolls & E-ZPassWhen Taxis & FHVs Enter the Congestion ZoneTaxi and FHV entries into the congestion zone peak at 7 p.m., and 69.6% fall in the peak toll period (2025). Hour-by-hour and day-of-week data from the MTA.See the data Tolls & E-ZPassWhere Taxis & FHVs Enter the Congestion ZoneEast 60th Street is the top entry for taxis and FHVs: 14.45 million of 66.4 million entries in 2025. All 12 MTA entry points ranked, with 2026 data.See the data

Free tools

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Tolls & E-ZPassCongestion Pricing Calculator (TLC Trips & Own Car)Work out the MTA congestion toll and NYS congestion surcharge on your trips, or the daily toll for your own car, with peak times, credits and 2028 rates.Open tool Tolls & E-ZPassNYC Toll Calculator for TLC DriversAdd the bridges and tunnels on your route and compare E-ZPass, Mid-Tier and Tolls by Mail at 2026 rates, with TLC's rules on who pays the toll on a trip.Open tool

Tolls & crossings

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Tolls & E-ZPassBayonne Bridge Toll: Rates & PlansBayonne Bridge: $14.79 off-peak, $16.79 peak, only into Staten Island. Green Pass for plug-in EVs ($11.29 off-peak), the PASI plan and TLC trip rules.Rates as of Oct 12, 2026Read Tolls & E-ZPassBronx-Whitestone Bridge Toll: TLC Driver GuideWhitestone Bridge toll: $7.46 with NY E-ZPass, $12.03 by mail. How it must show on a taxi receipt, how app drivers get it back, and 2025 traffic by direction.Rates as of Oct 12, 2026Read Tolls & E-ZPassCongestion Relief Zone Toll: Full Rate Card for DriversEvery congestion toll amount in one place: $0.75 and $1.50 per TLC trip, $9 for a private car, crossing credits, the owner charge and the 2028 and 2031 rates.Rates as of Oct 12, 2026Read Tolls & E-ZPassCross Bay Bridge Toll: Rockaway Trips & Who PaysCross Bay Bridge: $2.80 with NY E-ZPass. Queens to the Rockaways the passenger pays twice the toll; Rockaways to Queens, none. Plus the resident rate.Rates as of Oct 12, 2026Read Tolls & E-ZPassFree East River Bridges & the Congestion ZoneThe Brooklyn, Manhattan, Williamsburg and Queensboro bridges have no toll, but each is a congestion zone entry point. When TLC trips still pay, with data.Rates as of Oct 12, 2026Read Tolls & E-ZPassGeorge Washington Bridge Toll for TLC DriversGWB toll is $16.79 peak or $14.79 off-peak with NY/NJ E-ZPass, charged only into New York. On a trip to New Jersey the passenger owes your return toll.Rates as of Oct 12, 2026Read Tolls & E-ZPassGoethals Bridge Toll: Staten Island–NJ TripsGoethals Bridge: $14.79 off-peak, $16.79 peak with NY/NJ E-ZPass, Staten Island-bound only. The $8.40 Staten Island plan rules, and tolls on TLC trips to NJ.Rates as of Oct 12, 2026Read Tolls & E-ZPassHenry Hudson Bridge Toll for TLC DriversHenry Hudson Bridge: $3.42 with NY E-ZPass but $8.87 by mail, the biggest gap in NYC. Who pays on TLC trips, and the toll and meter rules for Westchester.Rates as of Oct 12, 2026Read Tolls & E-ZPassHolland Tunnel Toll for TLC Drivers (2026)Holland Tunnel: $14.79 off-peak, $16.79 peak with NY/NJ E-ZPass, New York-bound only. Toll math for a taxi trip to Newark Airport, plus the congestion charge.Rates as of Oct 12, 2026Read Tolls & E-ZPassHugh L. Carey Tunnel Toll: Rates & CRZ RulesBrooklyn-Battery (Hugh L. Carey) Tunnel: $7.46 with NY E-ZPass, each way. How congestion pricing treats its West Street link, and who pays on TLC trips.Rates as of Oct 12, 2026Read Tolls & E-ZPassLincoln Tunnel Toll & Congestion Pricing CreditLincoln Tunnel: $16.79 peak, $14.79 off-peak with NY/NJ E-ZPass. Why your own car gets a $3 congestion credit there but a TLC trip pays the per-trip charge.Rates as of Oct 12, 2026Read Tolls & E-ZPassMarine Parkway Bridge Toll: Brooklyn–Rockaway TripsMarine Parkway–Gil Hodges Bridge: $2.80 with NY E-ZPass. Brooklyn to Rockaway the passenger pays twice the toll; Rockaway to Brooklyn, none. 2025 data inside.Rates as of Oct 12, 2026Read

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Frequently asked questions

Who pays the toll on a taxi or FHV trip?

The passenger, but only the actual amount charged to the E-ZPass, under TLC rules 58-26 and 59A-23. Within NYC there are three trips where the passenger pays nothing (from the Rockaways to Queens or Brooklyn, and from Staten Island to Brooklyn) and three where the passenger pays double (the reverse directions).

Does Uber or Lyft pay my tolls?

TLC rule 59D-17(c) says the company must remit to the driver the entirety of any toll the driver paid during a dispatched trip. Check every pay statement.

Why do I pay the mail rate even though I have E-ZPass?

At MTA crossings, E-ZPass rates are only for E-ZPass New York (NYCSC) customers; the MTA says other customers pay Tolls by Mail rates. If your tag is NYCSC but not mounted or not read, you may be charged the Mid-Tier rate instead.

Is the congestion toll the same as the congestion surcharge?

No. The MTA congestion toll is for Manhattan at or below 60th Street ($0.75 per taxi or FHV trip, $1.50 per Uber/Lyft trip). The New York State surcharge is for Manhattan south of 96th Street ($2.50 yellow taxi, $2.75 other for-hire). A trip can owe both.

Sources

Last reviewed against the official sources on .

  1. MTA Bridges & Tunnels: Tolls by vehicle type (rates effective Jan 4, 2026) mta.info
  2. Port Authority of NY & NJ: Tolls panynj.gov
  3. TBTA Central Business District (CBD) toll schedule (PDF) mta.info
  4. TLC Rule Book, Chapter 58 (§58-26, §58-27) nyc.gov
  5. TLC Rule Book, Chapter 59 (§59A-23, §59D-17) nyc.gov
  6. Port Authority: Approved Fee Changes – Aviation panynj.gov

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