More than 1,000 cab drivers may lose their licenses by the time the city has finished cracking down on a wide-ranging scheme to overcharge passengers by applying out-of-town rates on trips within the five boroughs, the head of the Taxi and Limousine Commission said Thursday.
David Yassky, the chairman of the commission, said he believed several hundred drivers accused of cheating passengers would choose to forfeit their licenses rather than pay fines of up to $5,000. Already, the city is seeking to revoke the licenses of 633 of the worst offenders, who were not given the option of paying a fine.
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The disciplinary action follows an investigation hat found nearly 22,000 taxi drivers had charged customers out-of-town rates, usually $4 or $5 more, for trips within New York City.
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