NY agency: 600-plus cabbies repeatedly overcharged

Hundreds of New York cab drivers accused of repeatedly overcharging passengers will face an independent tribunal.

The city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission on Friday issued the results of a monthlong probe into elevated meter-based charges. The agency says 88 drivers each overcharged clients at least 500 times, while 545 more did so 50 to 499 times.

Some could lose their licenses, or face fines of as much as $5,000.

The commission says almost 22,000 medallion cab drivers, out of about 50,000 total, charged the higher rates 286,000 times, costing passengers about $1.1 million.

The TLC does acknowledge that some drivers could have made honest mistakes operating their meters.

The tribunal is linked to the city’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings.