Multi-group car seats allow you to secure your baby in a five-point safety harness initially, then the seat converts to a high-backed booster seat when your child is older and bigger. It's important to bear in mind that moving babies and younger children up to the next seat up before they reach the maximum weight or height for their current seat could lead to more severe injuries in a crash. When it comes to holidaying abroad, it’s hard to know what’s best to do about your kids and car seats. We also identified issues with installation and fitting which could mean the seat is not used as safely as it should be. BubbleBum is the only inflatable booster seat with a patented system to guarantee stability and comfort on every journey.

I was left with no confidence that there would be seats provided, and if they were, that they would be the right ones for the size of my children. Babies and children can vary wildly in terms of size, so its better to use height or weight as a guide for what car seat they should be in, rather than age. As you can see, the list is quite long, and we haven’t even mentioned aspects such as design and quality. But we believe children change too much from birth to 25kg for one seat shell to adequately provide the protection they need at each stage. There's nothing about foldability in either of the current regs as long as the seats work in crash tests.It also reclines, has a special lever to tighten the belt and a green button pops up to tell you it’s fitted correctly – my main worry about using a non-isofix model.

Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Forward-facing or rear-facing, each has its advantages and disadvantages, so it's important to select the right seat for your child. We make sure you can travel carefree, from your first ride home from the hospital with a baby car seat up to primary school in a group 2/3 car seat. Any newly approved backless booster seat on sale will be limited for use only with children taller than 125cm and weighing more than 22kg. There was a campaign done about it by trading standards a few years ago and this article sums it up well (including horrifying video!Not only is this a popular rear-facing car seat, but it doesn’t need ISOFIX to be securely fitted in your vehicle, which is a huge plus if your car doesn’t have the connector points. Car seats in this group are forward facing, and are suitable for children weighing between 9kg to 36kg, or are 135cm tall (approx. There are types that are only fastened with the seatbelts or with the ISOFIX attachment points in your car.

Plus, our eagle-eyed car seat experts will check whether this seat affects how much space any front passengers have.Group 1 car seats are suitable from 9 months and will see your baby through until they’re 4 years old. Check out a wide variety of (i-Size) baby car seats from top brands such as Maxi-Cosi, BeSafe, Cybex and more. Since July 2013, new legislation requires children up to 15 months old to travel in a rear-facing position. As for your 4 year old, I'd probably check in a high back booster but you might be able to get away with a bubble bum depending on how old, weight, height, maturity etc.

Our three year old has good extended rear facing car seats in both our car (Cybex Sirona, you can see our review here) and in her grandad’s car (Concord Reverso – see our video review here). The recommended weights and heights for each group overlap, so let your child reach the top limit for one group rather than swapping when they reach the bottom weight of the next. When choosing a newborn car seat, it’s important to take into consideration how quickly your child will grow. Don't worry if they have to bend their legs when seated; it's your child’s head height and weight that should guide you.This Internet site provides information of a general nature and is designed for educational purposes only. Have a look at our range of car seat adaptors to help you connect your infant’s seat to a stroller without waking them up from their nap.