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16/02/2017

Child booster car seat law change – everything you need to know

As the current UK law stands, all children travelling in a vehicle must use the correct car seat for their height, age and weight until they are either 12 years old or 135cm tall – whichever comes first.

Children weighing as little as 15kg (2st 4lbs) are permitted to travel in backless booster seats – for reference, on average, a child of this weight is about the age of a three year-old toddler.

Under the new rules backless booster seats – also known as booster cushions – will only be approved for use for children taller than 125cm and weighing more than 22kg (3st 6.5lbs).

To make it even more complicated, backless booster seats bought before the law changes can still be used after the regulation change as it will only apply to new products appearing on the market.