Child Restraints - New Law
From 18 September 2006, the new law states that you MUST use the correct car seat for your child.
Small children need the protection that baby seats and child seats are designed to provide. Seat belts are designed for adults. Children who have grown out of child seats still need to use booster seats and booster cushions until the age of 12 or the height of 135cm, whichever they reach first..
Most people make sure that children use some kind of restraint when travelling on the road, but it is vitally important to use the right one; and not to use an adult belt before the child is big enough. Child safety seats and boosters put the child in the right position to use the seat belt properly. If not, the adult belt sits too high over the stomach and in a crash there is a risk of damage to internal organs as well as sliding under the belt.
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Photo supplied by courtesy of Britax
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