Such an approach is risky. There is always the chance than when jumping onto a moving train, one ends up between the train and the platform. A few years ago, no one was able to foresee that on 1 January 1999 EMU would be setting off with eleven out of the fifteen Member States.
The pump price of 93 octane petrol in Gauteng, for example, rose from R3,78 in January 2004 to its current level of R4,39 per litre, although this includes the 10 cents per litre increase in the fuel tax and the 5 cents per litre increase in the Road Accident Fund levy announced in the recent budget.