If possible, try to buy your car seat from a retailer with a fitting service and trained fitters. You may be able to phone up and make an appointment. The store should also be able to take the seat out to your car after you've bought it and fit it properly there. Our guide on how to fit a baby or child car seat has more details. Here are the laws for child car seats by age. Note that the rules for vans are the same as for cars. Child up to three years old i-Size is part of the European child car seat regulation R129, which came into force in the UK in April 2015. Your car and car seat must have Isofix, a system that attaches car seats directly to the frame of your car using connectors (either on an isofix base or on the seat itself).

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Children need their own specially designed child car seat to keep them safe in a crash because their bodies are not simply smaller versions of adult bodies. Car seats are designed to protect a child's most vulnerable areas at each stage of their development.These anchor points are metal bar connectors built into the chassis of your car. They are often hidden behind the car's seat padding. Survey carried out in February 2022 of 2,004 parents with a child under the age of five. Do minibus or coach firms need to provide child car seats? conforms to the United Nations standard, ECE Regulation 44/03 or ECE 44/04 (this is marked on a label on the seat), or is approved under UN R129 (i-Size is a part of R129)

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Extended rear-facing car seats are becoming more common, though. Crash tests show they're safer, plus they keep your child rear-facing until the age of four – which we think is preferable. On coaches, there's no law requiring children to travel in a child car seat or to use a seat belt, if they're not available. We'll cover everything from UK car seat laws, and the differences between height and weight-based car seats, to whether you can use them in a taxi, minicab or Uber. Our advice would be to look out for a modular system – one that uses a base which is also compatible with a rear-facing baby car seat and then a rear-facing toddler seat. Fitting advice for carrycot car seats You can’t take children under three years on an unexpected journey over a short distance in a vehicle without a seatbelt or the correct child car seat. The only exception to this rule is if it's in a licensed taxi or minicab (private hire vehicles) and the child travels on the rear seats.

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From birth through to 12 years of age (or when the child reaches 135 cm in height), parents will be required by UK law to choose the appropriate seat either based on their child's weight or height, rather than their age. Child car seats are bought in two ways: either according to your child's car seat weight group or according to the child's height. So Group 0+ is from 0-13kg and an i-Size baby car seat is from 40-85cm – that's from birth to about 12-15 months old.

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Babies can move up to a forward-facing Group 1 seat when they reach 9kg, but we think this is far too early because their bodies may not be strong enough. It's safer to leave a baby rear-facing until they're at least 13kg or 15 months old - preferably longer. Holding them on your lap isn’t the best idea, because in the event of a serious crash your body weight may crush the child or, even worse, they may be flung out of the car.Buying the wrong one could mean you're putting your child's life at risk, while also breaking the law. Choosing a car seat for your child can be challenging, but at Kiddies Kingdom, you can be rest assured that you’ll find the perfect car seat for every age, stage and budget – as well as all of the adaptors, bases, and travel accessories you need. Keep your little one safe whilst on the road with our range of car seats from brands with the highest standards in car seat engineering like Doona, Joie and Maxi Cosi.