Taxi brass are hacking away at scam cabbies.
About 1,000 yellow-cab drivers will likely lose their licenses in the wake of the “Rate 4” overcharge scandal, Taxi and Limousine Commission chief David Yassky said yesterday.
Scores of drivers were implicated in a deceptive scheme to charge passengers the double-rate suburban fare inside city limits earlier this month.
“We’re insisting that the worst 633 offenders lose their license, and there’s another 1,600 who will get fines,” Yassky told The Post.
The fines could reach up to $5,000, or the driver could surrender his right to operate a cab.
“A decent number probably won’t be able to pay the fines. I think it’s likely upward of 1,000 drivers who may lose their license,” Yassky predicted.
There are about 48,000 eligible yellow-cab drivers today, vying for more than 13,000 cars.
Yassky said he was confident the mass exodus wouldn’t affect passengers.
“We have a near record-high number of licensed taxi drivers, and I’m confident we’ll be able to keep all of our yellow cabs on the road the way they’re supposed to be,” he said.
The drivers have a right to a hearing to prove their innocence.