Industry Notice #18-07

June 6, 2018

 

ATTENTION TAXI OWNERS: Athena Approved TPEP Provider

Athena Technology is now approved and licensed as a Technology Service Provider (TSP, formerly known as TPEP). Athena’s system may be installed in taxicabs pursuant to Chapter 66 of TLC Rules.

To contact Athena Technology, please use the information below:

Athena Technology
21-03 44th Ave,
Long Island City, NY 11101

24/7 Contact Number: 1-866-4TAXIOS (1-866-482-9467)

E-mail: customercare@meter.taxi

A list of licensed Technology Service Providers is available here:http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/html/industry/authorized_tpep_providers.shtml

 

Authorized TPEP Providers

Creative Mobile Technologies, LLC Billing Address: 42-50 24th Street Long Island City, NY 11101 Service Address: 11-51 47th Ave Long Island City, NY 11101 T: (718) 937 4444 F: (718) 472-4CMT(4268) 24 Hour Help Desk: (877) 268-2947 (877) CMTaxis www.cmtnyc.com

VeriFone Inc. 37-03 21st Street Long Island City, NY 11101 T: (718) 752-1656 24 Hour Help Desk: (888) 432-7031 www.verifonets.com

 

Athena Technology 21-03 44th Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101 24/7 Contact Number: 1-866-4TAXIOS (1-866-482-9467) E-mail: customercare@meter.taxi

 

Maximum Fee Schedule

The following fee schedule reflects the maximum fees providers are allowed to charge for their services. Actual fees may be less than the maximum amount filed with the TLC.

 

TaxiOS Technology System Maximum Fee Schedule

If you have any questions, please write to: technology@tlc.nyc.gov.

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Industry Notice #18-08

June 6, 2018

 

ATTENTION YELLOW TAXI OWNERS AND DRIVERS:

Important Changes to TLC Rules

 

TLC would like to share the following yellow taxi rule changes:

• The TIF driver payment is being increased from $0.50 to $1.00 for every trip a driver completes in an accessible yellow taxicab. As a reminder, drivers must enroll in the TIF program to be eligible for TIF payments. Drivers can learn how to enroll here:http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/html/industry/taxi_improvement_fund_driver.shtml


• Owners now have significantly more choice in the types of vehicles that can be hacked-up as a taxi. The complete list of approved vehicles can be found here. Please note, this rule does NOT change your requirement to hack-up a wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV). If your next vehicle must be a WAV you must still purchase and hack-up a WAV.
  http://www.nyc.gov/html/tlc/html/industry/taxicab_vehicles_in_use.shtml


• The standard 7-year vehicle retirement schedule is being applied to all yellow taxicabs. If your vehicle originally received less than 7 years, the retirement date is being updated to reflect the 7-year retirement schedule.


• All yellow taxi owners will now be able to hack-up used vehicles. These used vehicles must pass both hack-up and DMV inspection at TLC’s Woodside Inspection Facility before they can be placed into service.

The retirement date assigned to used vehicles will be reduced by the vehicle age. For example, a model year 2016 vehicle is 2 years old and must be removed 5 years after the vehicle is hacked-up.

If you have any questions about how these rule changes affect you, please contact TLC External Affairs at: tlcexternalaffairs@tlc.nyc.gov.