High-Volume For-Hire Services

• Pay the licensing feeensing fee;
• Submit a business plan, which includes the business’s past and anticipated vehicle count, trip volume, service areas, and compliance with the TLC’s accessibility requirements
• Submit an analysis of the impact of the business on traffic congestion, local transportation, and noise
• Provide a description of all deductions the business proposes to charge for-hire vehicle owners or drivers as well as estimates of gross hourly earnings of drivers
• Provide detailed trip and revenue data on an ongoing basis

• High-Volume For-Hire Service Application and Checklist (PDF)
• Appendices for High-Volume For-Hire Service Application (xls)

For guidance on using Taxi Zones in Application Appendix data submission, find maps and tables in Trip Record Data.

Email the completed application and all required documents, in PDF format, to businessmr@tlc.nyc.gov. TLC will review your submissions electronically; once TLC confirms your application is complete, you will be contacted to make an appointment to submit licensing fees in person. Once you have submitted your application, schedule a fingerprint appointment. Read Identogo - Fingerprint Request (PDF).

High-Volume For-Hire Services (HVFHS) are required to regularly submit data to TLC via TLC-hosted SFTP. For-Hire Services are required to submit 5-10 different files.

• Download HVFHS Data Specifications (xls)

Submission frequency and naming convention for each file are as follows:

Businesses that currently dispatch or plan to dispatch more than 10,000 FHV trips in New York City per day under a single brand, trade, or operating name must apply for the High-Volume For-Hire Service license.

This license is required for all companies that meet the eligibility standards in the approved rules, read Notice of Public Hearing and Opportunity to Comment on Proposed Rules (PDF) and the subsequent 2021 rule amendments, Notice of Promulgation and Statement of Basis and Purpose (PDF)

The HVFHS license is valid for two years from approval.

Yes, the HVFHS license is a type of base license. The HVFHS license is required for all businesses that meet the standards set in the law for the number of dispatches done per day

Yes, it recently changed. The HVFHS license is, now a type of base license and does not require an additional base license to dispatch trips.

The general outline of the requirements can be found in the Local Law of The City of New York 2018 No. 149 (PDF) and  Notice of Public Hearing and Opportunity to Comment on Proposed Rules (PDF) and the 2021 HVFHS Amendments - Notice of Promulgation and Statement of Basis and Purpose (PDF).

TLC will ask for each applicant’s business plan, an analysis of their environmental and transit impacts on the city, a mitigation plan for negative impacts, and additional data related to fares, driver income, and other aspects of operation.TLC will ask for each applicant’s business plan, an analysis of their environmental and transit impacts on the city, a mitigation plan for negative impacts, and additional data related to fares, driver income, and other aspects of operation.

The TLC application contains more specifics for each component. The application is available on the TLC website, with application deadlines provided.

The license application currently costs $380,000 for a two-year license for each High-Volume For-Hire Service application. This fee will not be refunded if the Commission denies the application.

License renewals take place every two years. A renewing applicant must file a completed application for renewal at least 60 days before the expiration date of the license.