Three city cabbies slapped the Taxi and Limousine Commission with a lawsuit challenging a new 6-cent-per-fare ObamaCare surcharge.
The drivers — Tanvir Ahmed and Guy Vieux of Queens and Charbel Sfeir of New Jersey — accuse the TLC of misleading them about how the funds would be spent.
Originally, they believed the money would support a health-and-wellness fund for actual health-care coverage.
Instead, the cabbies cried highway robbery when they learned in mid-October that the money would only be for services that help people navigate ObamaCare.
The hacks note in their Manhattan Supreme Court suit filed Tuesday that the state already pays $140 million to provide those same services to the public.
The 6-cents-per-ride charge would amount to a total cost of $10 to $15 million annually for the entire yellow-cab fleet, or about $300 per driver.
A city law Department spokesperson said, “We will review the matter, but the health-care fund provides crucial services and protections for the city’s hardworking taxicab drivers.”
In October, TLC chief David Yassky said the fee “will ensure that drivers get appropriate coverage under the Affordable Care Act.”