General Car Seats

We bought a Ford Focus estate car because we are due to have a baby and thought that the extra boot space would come in handy. We haven't had any problems apart from when it came to try to get a baby car seat to fit. Because of the air bag, the (rearward facing) seat has to be fitted into the back. We had reserved a Graco travel system at a local shop, but when a friend recommended that we make sure the car seat fitted we found we had problems. Unfortunately all the standard seats by Graco, etc. do not fit because the seatbelts are too short to fit around the back! We tried four different ones and none fitted. We asked at the local Ford ...

Did you know that 90% of child deaths in road accidents are down to child seats that are fitted incorrectly? Ah yes you say but that wouldn’t happen to my child, I drive too safely. Well did you know that if your car crashes at just 5mph an unrestrained child could be catapulted forward with enough force to kill an adult? Grisly reading isn’t it? And yet everyday whilst out and about I see parents risking their children’s lives by not using correct child seats. You see them bouncing about on the back seat while mom is chatting away. So this opinion is about to explain in grisly detail what happens to your child if you do not use a car ...

Many years go, well when I was a wee lass anyway, there was no such thing as a car seat for babies and young children. It was a common sight to see a baby or child sitting on the lap of adults, either inside or outside the seat belt. I quiver at that thought now. Most children now are in car seats, but I still see some children not strapped in. ARE THEY MAD??? Do they really know how much danger they are putting themselves, their children and other drivers at risk? If you are one of these people who let your toddler travel in the car.... PLEASE READ THIS ..and for goodness sake STRAP THEM IN!! All people who travel in a car should use a seat beat or a ...