Child Car Seats
Carrying Children Safely
The safest way for children to travel in cars is in a child car seat that is suitable for their weight and size, and is correctly fitted in the car.
This website will help you to:
- Understand the different types of child car seats
- Choose the most suitable child car seats for your children
- Ensure your child seats are fitted correctly in your car
- Comply with the law on how children should be carried in cars
- Understand how to carry other people's children safely
Advice on keeping children safe when they travel:
A properly fitted child car seat will help to prevent your child from being thrown about inside the vehicle, or ejected from it, if there is a crash. It will also absorb some of the impact force, and provide some protection from objects intruding into the passenger compartment.
A seat belt on its own will not properly fit your child, until they are at least 135 cm (4'6") tall, although it's better to wait until they are 150 cm (5ft) or taller before moving them to the seat belt on its own.
Child Car Seat Safety Recalls
Ickle Bubba Solar Group 1 2 3 Isofix Car Seat
Ickle Bubba have issued a recall of a small batch of Solar Group 1 2 3 Isofix car seats. This issue only impacts certain batches of car seats, sold via icklebubba.com and amazon.co.uk between 01/02/2024 and 23/02/2024.
There is a small internal component issue in certain batches of car seat, which may result in the harness not locking properly when pulled. This could potentially compromise the safety of the child.
For further information, visit the safety notice webpage.
Puggle I-size safe max 360 car seat
Puggle have recalled seats sold between 23/07/2022 and 10/07/2023 with the following affected serial numbers: 052022, 102022 & 022023.
Puggle have discovered a small internal component issue in batches of the car seats, which may result in the harness not locking properly when pulled. This could potentially compromise the safety of the user.
Please discontinue use of the car seat and contact Online 4 Baby to arrange a refund or an exchange for an alternative item: https://www.online4baby.com/product-recall-notice
Britax BABY-SAFE 5Z and BABY-SAFE 5Z2
- Stop using the seat effective immediately, specifically outside of the vehicle by carrying the infant carrier using the handle.
- Go to www.baby-safe-check.com to check if their seat is affected. All affected seats will be replaced free-of-charge.
Read more: https://www.which.co.uk/news/2021/11/product-recall-halfords-i-size-revolve-car-seat/ - Which?
Read more: https://www.which.co.uk/news/2021/11/product-recall-halfords-i-size-revolve-car-seat/ - Which?
Photos courtesy of Britax and RECARO Child Safety Ltd