NYC for-hire base bonds.
$275. Five minutes.
The NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission requires every for-hire-vehicle base — livery, black car, or luxury limousine — to file a fixed $5,000 surety bond as a condition of its base license. Ours is $275 flat, the 3%-of-amount minimum. The application is five minutes, with no credit check.
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Three steps. One sitting.
Base bonds are among the simplest in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no credit check section.
Pay & e-sign
Base bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.
File with the TLC
Your executed bond arrives by email. The TLC requires an original bond with the base application — wet-ink original mailed on request, copies are not accepted.
The whole pricing page.
$5,000 bond × 3% = $150, but our floor is $275 — so $275 per term. Fixed amount, fixed price, multi-year if you want it.
What it is and who needs it.
What the base bond actually guarantees
The NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) licenses every for-hire-vehicle base in the five boroughs — livery (community car), black car, and luxury limousine — and conditions the base license on a $5,000 surety bond. The bond is a compliance-and-public-protection guarantee: it stands behind the base following TLC rules and paying what it owes.
It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the City of New York through the TLC (the obligee). If the base violates TLC rules, leaves fines unpaid, or otherwise harms the public, a valid claim can be recovered against the bond.
The bond must stay active for the life of the base license. Let it lapse and the TLC can act against the license — so we track it and notify you 60 and 30 days out, keeping your $5,000 filing continuous.
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Five minutes. The whole thing.
These are the actual issuing fields — no credit check section, because this bond doesn't have one.
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Finish your TLC base application today.
$275 flat, five-minute application, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.