Turn a 5 seat car into a 6 seat car......

[Hungrymc]

Hello all, I've seen an interesting type of child seat but I just can't get my head around how it can be legal. Apparently, you can fit it to a 5 seat car and legally carry 6 people. Very clever if so, but I thought the number of occupants was a fundamental part of a cars type approval? Maybe this counts as the car being sufficiently modified to superseded that....?

https://multimac.co.uk/4_child_car_seat

[Hungrymc]

Charlie Croker mk2 said:

I would have thought there would be insurance implications with this IE you insure a 5 Seater car an then you modify it to a 6 seater with the risk in large claim .

I know what you mean. The manufacturer say they have insurance approval but that you should notify the insurer.... but I would have thought insurers wouldn't be happy with increasing the number of passengers - far more likely they'd be happy with the 3 seat version in the back of a 5 seat car.

They also state its approved to ECE 44-04 but as far as I can tell, that's a sled test and doesn't consider the car figment.

I still struggle with there not being some vehicle type approval issue.

[Hungrymc]

I agree on insurance, it feels a bit iffy so you'd expect them to run a mile. But that's only the case for the 4 seat version, I'm sure the 3 and 2 seat versions are more inline with normal child seats in terms of risk. Maybe the difference in a 3 seat is needing to be clear how the seat (which looks pretty substantial and carries the mass of 3 kids instead of one) is attached and stays attached in crash - but that's the 3 seat.

I'm still struggling with how the 4 seat version can be used legally in a 5 seat car. If I bolt an extra seat belt in, it doesn't suddenly make my car legal to carry extra passengers does it?