Darts icon Phil Taylor has revealed that he was ‘fined every week’ throughout his career and even for events he didn’t play at.Taylor, who is considered the greatest player of all time, may have won 16 world titles, but he seemingly broke plenty of rules.Taylor has revealed he was ‘fined every week’ during his long darts careerGettyHe has opened up about his regular run-ins with the PDC and DRA (Darts Regulation Authority) across his incredible playing days.The darting legend explained on the Double Tops podcast: “I was fined every week.“Yeah, I had a standing order with the PDC — I did, with the DRA — always paying them.“If I sneezed, I’d get fined for it. I got fined for tournaments and I wasn’t even at the tournament.”Taylor then went on to speak further about receiving a fine for something that he couldn’t possibly have been there for.He admitted he had a clash with PDC chief Barry Hearn surrounding the punishment for an event he didn’t attend.“Barry says, you’ve got a £200 or two grand fine here,” the 65-year-old said.“You were playing in the top end of Germany near Russia and you didn’t mark the board and everything else. “I said, ‘I’m not paying it, Barry.’ ‘Oh, just pay it.’ “I said, ‘No, I’m not paying it. I’ll knock it out.’ I said, ‘No, I’m not paying it, Barry.’”Hearn wanted Taylor to pay a fine for an event he said he didn’t attendGetty‘Jog on’And Taylor revealed that the more he pushed back on the fine, Hearn would threaten him with an even bigger punishment.On what Hearn said, he added: “‘It’ll go up to four grand, you know.’ “I said, ‘I don’t care if it goes up to £40,000 — I ain’t paying it.’“He says, ‘Why won’t you pay it?’ I said, ‘I was never there. I wasn’t at the tournament.’“I said, ‘Why would I pay you? Jog on.’ Barry went, ‘You weren’t there, were you?’“I said, ‘No, I wasn’t there.’”‘The Power’ refused to pay the fine that was being handed out to him by HearnAFPTaylor’s iconic careerDarts lost one of their greatest when Taylor retired from the professional game eight years ago in 2018.But the retirement may have helped him save some cash, considering the amount of fines he says he was paying.‘The Power’ called time on his career after playing for more than 30 years, holding the No.1 spot in the world for 13 of those. He won 87 major trophies, which is a record that fans think only Luke Littler could potentially get near. Taylor retired a 16-time world champion, sitting clear of any other player on the planet with his incredible collection.