Welcome to the TLC Drivers section. Here you will find information on how to apply for a new license and renew a license. Please click on the links below for applications, how-to guides, and easy-to-read checklists.

Drivers

Please select from the below:

Apply for a New Driver License
Driver License Application
Driver Requirements Checklist 
Driver Medical Form ("Yellow" Taxicab applicants only)
New Fitness Rules Handout (Please click here) (En Español)
Defensive Driving Course Requirements
Taxicab Operator Sample Exam
Sex Trafficking Awareness Training 

Renew a Driver License

Online License Renewal Payment system

Exciting News for Drivers! If you have a TLC issued Driver’s License and have recently received your TLC Driver Renewal Application in the mail, you are now able to pay your Driver renewal fee online! A payment made using this service does not mean that your license will be approved for renewal. You must still meet all license renewal requirements by the expiration date of your license for your license to be renewed. If you do not meet all license requirements by the expiration date of your license your application will be denied. If you have additional supporting documents that are needed to renew your license you must mail your renewal form along with any additional supporting documents to the address listed on the envelope sent to you in your renewal package. Failure to provide all required documents will result in the denial of your license application. License fees are non-refundable so mail your documents as soon as possible before your license expires.

After you make your renewal payment online AND send your renewal package with any needed information to the TLC, a review of all other licensing requirements will be completed. If you have met all of the renewal requirements, an approved renewal license will be mailed to the name and address that is on record with us.

If you hold a TLC Driver’s license and would like to pay your renewal fee online, please click here. A credit card and a valid e-mail address are required. You will not be able to make your payment on-line without both items.

Please read the Online Renewal Payment User Guide for more detailed instructions.

If you wish to send your payment by mail you can continue to do so. Simply return your renewal form and your money order, made payable to NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission along with any supporting documents to the address listed on the envelope sent to you in your renewal package, no later than your license expiration date. A review of all other licensing requirements will be done when your payment is received. If you have met all of the renewal requirements, an approved renewal license will be mailed to the name and address that is on record with us.

Driver License One (1) year Probationary Renewal Information
If your license expires one year after the date it was issued, then you are a probationary licensee and must follow the Probationary Driver Renewal Checklist.
 
Probationary Driver Renewal Checklist (Please read instructions  first)
Continuing Education Schools
Defensive Driving Course Requirements


Driver License Two (2) year Renewal Information
If your license expires two years after the date it was issued, then you must follow the 2 Year Driver Renewal Checklist.
 
Two (2) Year Driver Renewal Checklist
Defensive Driving Course Requirements


Important Information About Drug Test Requirements
Interim (anniversary) Drug Test Requirement
Renewing Drug Test Requirement

To check\confirm the date by which you are required to take your Interim Annual Drug Test please click on one of the following links listed below:
Yellow Taxicab interim Drug test list 
For-Hire Vehicle interim Drug Test list

Check TLC & DMV License Status 
Current Licensees 
Check your NYS DMV Status 

Check Penalty Points & Open Summonses 
Open Summonses for TLC Licensees   
For Hire Bases and Vehicles with Penalty Points 

Frequently Used Forms
Please click here