Smart shifting and more cruising: How to cut your fuel costs 

Tests have shown that varying your speed up and down between 75km/h and 85km/h every 18 seconds can increase your fuel usage by as much as 20%

Prices at the petrol pumps have risen by almost 30 per cent in the past year.

With fuel now hovering near the €1.90-litre mark in petrol stations across the country, pressure is on motorists who use their cars for the daily commute to save on usage wherever possible.

And the advice from experts is to coast more, do more cruising, and start smart shifting.