![]() ![]() Police rarely fine a parent for using the incorrect car seat, as they are there to inspect and help parents travel the safest way with their children. So if you had to, or were told that the current car seat you use doesn’t meet legal requirements, you could pop to the nearest shop and buy one. It’s also worth noting that if you were ever pulled over by the police to inspect you car and child restraint system (child car seat), it’s likely to be in a place where you can buy a new car seat if needed i.e an Argos car park. The only time you may be fined is not in a car seat and still legally need to sit in one, or if your child is not the correct weight or height for they have – so for example they are 14kg and using any type of booster seat, which has a minimum weight of 15kg stated on it. ![]() If you have a backless booster seat that you owned before the law changed, it is still legal. Will I be fined for using a backless booster seat? The Department of Transport Government website confirms that the new rules don’t affect current models of backless boosters and booster seats. No, it just means that new models of backless booster seats will only be suitable for children taller than 125cm or weighing more than 22kg. Does that mean backless booster seats will be illegal?
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