Tallafornias Cormanitor caught by revenue using tractor diesel in his car

Motorist

Looks like Corminator, the unexpected voice of reason of the trash TV show, has fallen on hard times financially. He was caught by revenue using a dyed fuel in his car.

I thought the participants of Tallafornia were paid a small fortune - especially considering what Nikita did to her reputation.

Hopefully Cormac will learn his lesson and also that grey goose vodka is too expensive.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/courts/tallafornia-taxi-driver-being-prosecuted-for-having-green-diesel-in-fuel-tank-3152416.html

Daniogroove

he should have pulled out the whole - "i ran out of diesel the other day and a kind farmer gave me some from his tractor" - works everytime

Mickey H

Motorist wrote: »

Looks like Corminator, the unexpected voice of reason of the trash TV show, has fallen on hard times financially. He was caught by revenue using a dyed fuel in his car.

I thought the participants of Tallafornia were paid a small fortune - especially considering what Nikita did to her reputation.

Thought they hated all things rural on that show?

Shryke

The voice of reason? You're thinking of a different guy.

EdenHazard

Gowan Cormy

unkel

Gotta feel sorry for small operators driven to cut corners to make ends meet. One of the easiest options to save money for sure is to use illegal fuel for your taxi.

Why the hell do we allow green diesel at all? Why are we subsidising farmers even more than the EU does already? Scrap green diesel - a polluting farmer should pay as much as a polluting taxi driver

And for that matter, a polluting taxi driver should pay as much as a polluting commuter. Scrap cheap taxi motor tax. Scrap all motor tax and make all polluters pay it as and when we buy our pollutants (fuel)

leggo

It's TV3, so I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't paid at all and lured in with promises of free boarding, food and 'exposure'. These are the kind of saps who'd fall for that line too.

I did hear a quote that they were being paid €4,000 per nightclub appearance, but I imagine that those bookings have since dried up. And part of the reason that these reality TV show 'stars' command such high fees is that appearing on these things generally make them unemployable in the 'real world'.

Now they're all 'agented up', so I'd say they'd be paid a decent amount for the new series. But still, that's a decent amount for a TV3 though (I'd guess around €10k for a few weeks filming), and it's easier to spend that on a ratings winner.

Woah, I used way too many 'inverted commas' in that post...

Sindri

Who cares? He's getting what he deserves.

Zillah

How do you even possibly get caught for this?

The Radiator

Zillah wrote: »

How do you even possibly get caught for this?

You don't

StupidLikeAFox

Zillah wrote: »

How do you even possibly get caught for this?

You have your engine dipped by customs

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Motorist wrote: »

Looks like Corminator, the unexpected voice of reason of the trash TV show, has fallen on hard times financially. He was caught by revenue using a dyed fuel in his car.

I thought the participants of Tallafornia were paid a small fortune - especially considering what Nikita did to her reputation.

Hopefully Cormac will learn his lesson and also that grey goose vodka is too expensive.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/courts/tallafornia-taxi-driver-being-prosecuted-for-having-green-diesel-in-fuel-tank-3152416.html

Who?

Where?

What?

donegal_road

there have been a few people recently I have heard, running their diesel cars on home heating oil, or a 50/50 blend of diesel and heating oil

Jesus Wept

Didn't know he drove a taxi. Hope I get his taxi some day. That'd be claaaaas.

Lionel Messy

Has he stopped taking the other juice then?

B.A._Baracus

How did he get caught tho?
It doesnt say in the article. I'm guessing someone ratted him up. Its not like the garda have random checkpoints testing your fuel - "hold on boy'o while i dip me wick in ya" :pac:

So someone must of ratted on him. "he's what?! making a fortune off that tv3 yolk, driving a taxi op top then buying tractor diesel? ring the guards on him!" .... you know yourself.

Cookie_Monster

so why did he not simply blame whatever petrol station and say he had no idea it was marked fuel?

B.A._Baracus wrote:

Its not like the garda have random checkpoints testing your fuel

Customs do it frequently.

Cee-Jay-Cee

I'm more surprised that he was capable of making an application to get a driving licence and then had the necessary motor skills to actually drive. Wonders never cease.

listermint

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

How did he get caught tho?
It doesnt say in the article. I'm guessing someone ratted him up. Its not like the garda have random checkpoints testing your fuel - "hold on boy'o while i dip me wick in ya" :pac:

So someone must of ratted on him. "he's what?! making a fortune off that tv3 yolk, driving a taxi op top then buying tractor diesel? ring the guards on him!" .... you know yourself.

You do realise there is random check points that dip the tank, Customs and Garda are at them. In fact i see them all the time at certain locations.

Your knowledge on this disturbs me....

Paparazzo

The word "legend" is used a bit too loosely to describe people these days, but it's safe to say, Cormac is a legend. This diesel thing changes nothing.

Wossack

I could be wrong, but reading between the lines it kinda sounds like the car was written-off (unknown reason), impounded, and in the impound, it was found that the tank contained dodge fuel

Stiffler2

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Harm Van Risk

I hope he gets what he deserves.

Hunchback

Harm Van Risk wrote: »

I hope he gets what he deserves.

A spin-off show?

Cokeistan

This just makes Cormac that much more cool B-)

Sulla Felix

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

so why did he not simply blame whatever petrol station and say he had no idea it was marked fuel?

B.A._Baracus wrote:

Its not like the garda have random checkpoints testing your fuel

Customs do it frequently.

It's not a defense afaik. Being in possession is the crime. Same with drugs.

Abi

"Corminator"... sweet jesus.

Cookie_Monster

Sulla Felix wrote: »

It's not a defense afaik. Being in possession is the crime. Same with drugs.

bollix, how can you possibly know if it's legit fuel or not if coming from a garage?

El Siglo

Surprised his taxi doesn't just run on eggs and creatine.

Gummy Panda

Abi wrote: »

"Corminator"... sweet jesus.

It actually suited him when the lads on YouTube where slagging him off

DERPY HOOFS

And steroids in his veins

mfceiling

The fact that he sniffs after every conversation to the camera slightly disturbs me...

fullstop

Wossack wrote: »

I could be wrong, but reading between the lines it kinda sounds like the car was written-off (unknown reason), impounded, and in the impound, it was found that the tank contained dodge fuel

He crashed it a couple of weeks ago in Donnybrook.

Sulla Felix

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

Sulla Felix wrote: »

It's not a defense afaik. Being in possession is the crime. Same with drugs.

bollix, how can you possibly know if it's legit fuel or not if coming from a garage?

Not saying its right or wrong. Just how the law sees it.

davet82

Whats a Corminator anyways?

Jester252

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

bollix, how can you possibly know if it's legit fuel or not if coming from a garage?

Well that a problem with the law. I thing I heard of a case where someone was pulled and he had gotten green diesel from a garage without known and it turned out to be true

GavRedKing

leggo wrote: »

It's TV3, so I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't paid at all and lured in with promises of free boarding, food and 'exposure'. These are the kind of saps who'd fall for that line too.

I did hear a quote that they were being paid €4,000 per nightclub appearance, but I imagine that those bookings have since dried up. And part of the reason that these reality TV show 'stars' command such high fees is that appearing on these things generally make them unemployable in the 'real world'.

Now they're all 'agented up', so I'd say they'd be paid a decent amount for the new series. But still, that's a decent amount for a TV3 though (I'd guess around €10k for a few weeks filming), and it's easier to spend that on a ratings winner.

Woah, I used way too many 'inverted commas' in that post...

I think I read somewhere that the Geordie Shore crowd were paid anything between £80-100 per day of filming, if the show is shot over 4weeks and we say thats 28 days then thats between £2240 - £2800 for filming for the month.

Handy if you can get it considering your living for free in a house and bills paid.

Doubt the Talifornia crowd are getting paid crazy money for the next series though.

B.A._Baracus

listermint wrote: »

You do realise there is random check points that dip the tank, Customs and Garda are at them. In fact i see them all the time at certain locations.

Your knowledge on this disturbs me....

I did not know this.

So ... does this mean I cant dip my wick in ya? :pac:

granturismo

Cookie_Monster wrote: »

bollix, how can you possibly know if it's legit fuel or not if coming from a garage?

It be a different colour.

beerbaron

granturismo wrote: »

It be a different colour.

Do you expect him to check the colour of the diesel in the pump before he puts it in his car ?

Red Hand

beerbaron wrote: »

Do you expect him to check the colour of the diesel in the pump before he puts it in his car ?

You would know by the price.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

Red Hand wrote: »

beerbaron wrote: »

Do you expect him to check the colour of the diesel in the pump before he puts it in his car ?

You would know by the price.

Not if the station was selling it for roughly the same as others were selling white diesel for.

Shryke

Red Hand wrote: »

You would know by the price.

I don't think you understand the trick. The fuel is sourced cheaper and allows the station to turn a better profit with illegal diesel.

Smcgie

Its threads like this that make it so easy for me to pick out the jackeens & City pen pushers!

GarIT

I know Kelly, they didn't get paid anything for the show, they just got paid for promotions for the show. Obviously they had everything paid for, the house was actually massive, there was a massive second sitting room they didn't show on the show. They got paid for doing guest appearances and they were still doing that until about a months ago, I don't know if they still are.

Jesus Wept

Anyone got a number for him? Want to use him as my regular taxi... not that I order taxis very regularly. Might get a few tips about pumping up the guns.

Sulla Felix

Andy Carroll wrote: »

Anyone got a number for him? Want to use him as my regular taxi... not that I order taxis very regularly. Might get a few tips about pumping up the guns.

That's a brilliant idea...

Caseywhale

I think he is the first person I ever heard of getting caught for agri D in dublin.
I know loads of people who use it and have been for the last 20 years.
None of them have ever been dipped. I've never ever seen dipping at any check point i've ever seen either.
The chances of getting caught must be tiny altogether.

Sunnyisland

Casey Whale wrote: »

I think he is the first person I ever heard of getting caught for agri D in dublin.
I know loads of people who use it and have been for the last 20 years.
None of them have ever been dipped. I've never ever seen dipping at any check point i've ever seen either.
The chances of getting caught must be tiny altogether.

There are checkpoints being set up pretty regularly in certain ares of Dublin,They include SW & revenue and of course the Garda, Most commercial vehicles are checked as are taxes and private buses.

MaxyJazz

I use funny diesel all the time !

Sunnyisland

Maxi Jazz wrote: »

I use funny diesel all the time !

You wont be laughing if your caught