Subscribe to The Times
Home > Child car seats

Child car seats

How long can a baby be left in a car seat?

Published 10 June 2022
By David Mullen
With children in tow, an essential component of any trip will be a car seat that is legally required for most younger children.
child-seats

Nine of the best toddler car seats to buy in 2022

Your child's safety is paramount, which is why choosing the best toddler car seat for your infant's size and weight is so important.
Published 15 November 2021
Recaro Zero.1 i-Size car seat

10 alternatives to the Maxi-Cosi Pebble baby seat

The Maxi-Cosi Pebble Plus is one of the UK's favourite car seats for newborns but it's not the only product out there. Here are 10 alternatives.
Published 16 June 2018
Britax wants to put airbags in child seats - but car makers refuse to help

Child seat makers introducing airbags

Child seats fitted with airbags are to go on sale in a move that is likely to prompt new debate over children’s safety in cars.
Published 10 October 2017
Products: Joie Spin 360 v Nuna Rebl — swivelling baby/child car seat twin test

Products: swivelling baby/child car seat twin test

Two child car seats that swivel to make getting your child in and out of the car easier go head-to-head.
Published 08 September 2016
How to check how safe a car is using Euro NCAP crash test scores

How to check how safe a car is using Euro NCAP crash...

Before 1997, drivers were kept in the dark when it came to knowing how safe a car would be in the event of an accident. The only available guide was...
Published 01 August 2016
Products: Mothercare Madrid child seat review

Products: Mothercare Madrid child seat review

The Madrid, which has a five-point harness, is suitable from birth all the way up to around the age of four, rear-facing until about nine months and...
Published 01 January 2016
Products: Maxi-Cosi Pebble Plus child seat and 2Wayfix base review

Products: Maxi-Cosi Pebble Plus child seat and 2Wayfix...

Invest in a snuggly, stylish Maxi-Cosi Pebble Plus and the corresponding 2wayFix Isofix base unit and you could save yourself a lot of hassle in the...
Published 01 January 2016
Cybex car seat review

Products: Cybex Sirona group 1 car child seat review

Children are expensive but precious things. When babies reach 10kg or approximately one year of age, they grow out of their first car seat, known...
Published 16 July 2015
Bristax bin the booster child car seat safety campaign

Britax urges parents to 'bin the booster' in summer-holiday...

As the school holidays approach, a leading maker of car child seats is warning of the dangers of portable booster cushions
Published 13 July 2015