TLC’s Unjust Confiscation of Cars Merits Scrutiny
“But unfair lending practices are not the only way the industry profits from low-income drivers. Through a little-known local law, the City’s Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) also has the power to seize and forfeit the vehicles of drivers who attempt to offer rides without the proper license. It is a power that each year costs about 100 drivers, mostly poor people of color, their vehicle and livelihood.”