The Business Behind TLC Plates: Who Controls Them and How Much Drivers Pay to Work Public data shows thousands of active licenses concentrated under a small number of registered names, weekly rentals that can exceed $600, and drivers paying to use a plate they will never own. By TaxiSocial | Investigation updated October 13, 2026 To work legally with Uber, ...
New York has more than 104,000 active FHV vehicles, yet an independent driver can rarely obtain a new license. We examine who controls the plates and who benefits from scarcity. By TaxiSocial | Data updated October 2026 New York City has 104,680 active for-hire vehicles. Yet an independent driver attempting to license a personal vehicle today will probably find the ...
The city has multiplied cameras, fines, and lower speed limits for people whose vehicles are properly registered. Yet for years, it has allowed fake plates, questionable out-of-state registrations, and false addresses to undermine that same enforcement system. By the TaxiSocial Editorial Team This story begins in Sweden, but our protest is directed at New York. In 1997, the Swedish Parliament ...
Hong Kong leader John Lee apologized Thursday and said his housing secretary resigned after an investigation into the city’s deadliest fire in decades found inadequate regulatory oversight.
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