Fuel savings
Adjust your driving technique. Driving in the highest gear possible without labouring the engine is a fuel-efficient way of driving - a vehicle travelling at 37mph in third gear uses 25% more fuel than at the same speed in fifth gear
Buying a new car
If you really want to save money when buying a new car, stop. Don't do it in the first place, says Miles Brignall
Car insurance
Do not be tempted to pay for your car insurance monthly because it appears to be cheaper or more manageable. It's not
Oil crisis: £100 to fill up the tank? Just get used to the idea
People are getting out of their cars and finding other ways to travel. So are our driving habits changing?
Motorists queue to fill up as petrol protest grows
Petrol stations report higher than usual sales as hundreds of tanker drivers strike
Second round of industrial action piles the pressure on ministers and motorists
Haulage firms and petrol retailers not affected by the strikes say they are suffering knock-on effects
Shell drivers plan second fuel strike
A second wave of fuel strikes has been planned for next week
Panic buying at pumps feared as strike talks break down
Two days of talks over fuel tanker drivers' pay end in stalemate, triggering strike from 6am tomorrow
Petrol queues as tanker strike talks continue
Union leaders meet officials of two companies working on Shell delivery contracts in bid to resolve row over pay
Last-ditch talks to avoid tanker strike
Drivers and tanker firms meet at Acas as four-day walkout looms
Motorists told: don’t panic buy petrol
Ministers activate emergency measures with the oil industry ahead of a threatened strike by tanker drivers
Cheap flights boom over, says BA chief as oil hits new high
Soaring cost of oil allied to global economic uncertainty forces airlines to raise fares, Willie Walsh says
Government under pressure over fuel price rises
Calls for action as average price of litre of unleaded petrol reaches 113.67p
BA raises fuel levy for 10th time
Fuel surcharges hiked amidst claims that every dollar rise in oil prices shaves about £18m off operating profits
When economy is a driving force
They promise all the convenience of owning a car without any of the downsides. You don't even have to find a parking space. But is it all too good to be true? asks Jim Griffin