main content Child car seats and the law

A change in the law from September 2006 means that motorists need to check they are transporting children correctly. We can offer advice on the change in law and check you have the appropriate and correctly fitted child restraint.

Details

The change in the law means that all children MUST use a car seat until they are 135cms tall (4ft 5”) or reach their twelfth birthday.

Children not using booster seats or booster cushions are more likely to be injured by their seatbelt in a crash. Seatbelts are designed for adults 5ft and taller. As children are smaller, a seatbelt alone will sit high across their tummy and cut across the neck.

Using a booster seat or booster cushion, however, redirects the seatbelt to fit low across the top of the legs and off the neck, therefore reducing injuries.

Please contact us for advice on the change in law or to book an appointment at our car seat centre to check that you have the appropriate and correctly fitted child restraint.

For more information on the new law visit The Department for Transport's website, www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk.

Contact

Telephone: 020 8313 4498
Fax: 020 8313 1948
e-mail: road.safety@bromley.gov.uk

Address: Road Safety, Civic Centre, Stockwell Close, Bromley BR1 3UH