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
Maxi-Cosi Family Fix Slide Pro Base
Maxi Cosi have issued a recall of their Maxi-Cosi Family Fix Slide Pro Base.
The product presents a risk of injuries because the indicator, which
shows whether the seat is correctly fitted, may display ‘green’ even when
the car seat is not fully attached to the base. As a result, a user may
believe the seat is properly connected when it is not. This could cause
the seat to move or detach, potentially injuring the occupant.
Owners are advised to stop using the product immediately. To check if
your product is affected and for more information please visit: Check
your product - Maxi-Cosi.
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
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
