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"An extremely practical child car seat", or so the brochure says, I agree too.
My son is now 9 months old. He loves the car. He rides around amazed at all the moving scenery, the other cars on the road and he has found that riding in this forward facing seat has made car journeys much more fun. Gone are the days of rearward facing seats where the only view he had was the back of the passenger seat. Gone are the days of restrictive belts and a curled up posture. He is now riding high, sitting up just like his Mum and Dad and he can really interact with us now on trips.
Why do you have to have a car seat? Well it is obvious really, remember the road safety advert where your child turns into a deadly missile in the event of an accident and bursts out of the windscreen at 30 miles an hour. A horrific image and it happens. Well not to my son it won't. We splashed out the £89.99 at mothercare and purchased this accessory. It sits firmly on the rear seat. It feels comfortable for him with plenty of padding and we are happy because it is easily cleaned, spills and food remnants wipe off easily. The whole padding unit is machine washable and easy to remove and replace.
It is the safety aspect that we wanted the Britax for. This seat has been designed to make the safety aspect as easy as possible. As a result we are confident that our lad is protected. It has been crash tested to destruction and provides a level of safety that is unsurpassed.
The detailed instructions are useless if they are not read though. Recent findings by the British standards institute showed that 8 out of 10 car seats are fitted incorrectly and were potentially dangerous. Any child’s safety, therefore, depends on the parents.
I took the instructions and followed them to the letter. The instructions made fitting the car seat as simple as possible and even me, an instruction book idiot, was able to follow them.
The seat comes with a 12 month guarantee against material or manufacturing problems. This of course requires a proof of purchase so we have kept the receipt in a safe place. It goes without saying that this guarantee does not affect your statutory rights as a customer.
This is not a piece of kit I would buy second hand. An accident can seriously impair the proper functioning of a car seat. You would not use accident damaged seat belts for yourself would you?
Features include seatbelt guides, adjustable recline, 4 point shoulder harnessing that is adjustable, seat belt locks and colour coded seat belt guides. The frame is powder coated metal and tested to 100 lb capacity but at 100 lb your child would be too big. The point here is that the unit is over engineered in the interest of safety again.
Britax can be contacted at their customer services helpline on 01264 386034 and their web site is http://www.britax.co.uk/main1.htm.
(Mothercare is at http://www.mothercare.com)
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The ideal solution car seat where you have limited fitting space (i.e. 3-door cars or ... more
smaller cars). This seat is forward facing with improved side impact protection through deep softly padded side wings and can fully recline without disturbing your ch...
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The ideal solution car seat where you have limited fitting space (i.e. 3-door cars or ... more
smaller cars). This seat is forward facing with improved side impact protection through deep softly padded side wings and can fully recline without disturbing your ch...
Postage & Packaging: free Super Saver Delivery Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours...
The ideal solution car seat where you have limited fitting space (i.e. 3-door cars or ... more
smaller cars). This seat is forward facing with improved side impact protection through deep softly padded side wings and can fully recline without disturbing your ch...
Postage & Packaging: free Super Saver Delivery Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours...
Advantages: Withstands collision excellently - I aslo give you some free safety hints here !! Disadvantages: Price is high for those with little cash to spend
hiedihi 19.10.2004 (19.10.2004)
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