Concern has been raised over the proposed reintroduction of duty on petrol and diesel next month, which could see the price of a full tank rise by €10.
The Automobile Association (AA) is calling on government to stagger the reintroduction of the duty, in a bid to avoid massive queues and panic buying at the pumps.
A spokesperson for AA said: "A more prudent approach would be to stagger this over two to three months."