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Step 1 - Upgrade your License

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Requirements

  • Minimum age: 19
  • Have a Valid DMV license (not permit)
  • Valid Social Security Number
  • No fines or fees owed to NYC DMV or TLC
  • No more than 5 points on your DMV license within a 15 month period back.

You must upgrade your existing NYC license to a Class E license. This is necessary for driving taxis (even your own personal car for taxi purposes) in New York. This may cost around $21 to $28, depending on how old your driver's license is and your age. You will need to fill out MV-44 form in order to change class license. While at the DMV, if your driver's license is going to expire soon, you should go through the process of license renewal.

If in the last 3 years you had a license from another state, you will need to get an Abstract letter from the state you used to have a license.