I would like to make you all aware if you are not already, of the change in legislation, regarding child seats.

Please take a look at the link below, for an explanation.

[url="http://www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk/campaigns/childcarseats/childcarseats.htm"]http://www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk/campaign...ildcarseats.htm[/url]

Cheers.

One quick question.
My eldest daughter is 8. She is 1.40 metres tall. Is she allowed to sit in the front seat without a booster?
The advise seems a bit vague.
She normally sits in the back, without a booster, but occasionally I let her sit in the front on a short trip.

That's very interesting......

Is it a new European law? as a debate has started in Ireland recently about this as well

[quote name='Damer' post='383196' date='Sep 18 2006, 09:26 PM']My eldest daughter is 8. She is 1.40 metres tall. Is she allowed to sit in the front seat without a booster?
The advise seems a bit vague.
She normally sits in the back, without a booster, but occasionally I let her sit in the front on a short trip.[/quote]
The new law is under 1.35 metres tall. The law is there for the reason that shorter kids will have the diagonal belt across their necks. However you may have a kid that is 1.36 metres tall with long legs and a short body and that is legal but the diagonal will still be across their neck. Common sense should prevail here, I still see kids jumping about in cars with no belts whatsoever and does the driver get knicked
[quote name='Noel' post='383214' date='Sep 18 2006, 10:03 PM']That's very interesting......

Is it a new European law? as a debate has started in Ireland recently about this as well[/quote]
Yes another European directive, we are all totally stupid so the EU will spend a few millon to study the issue, state the bleedin' obvious and pat all the lazy, fat aholes that work there on the back.