Child Passengers

[nick_f]

Nothing too controversial, but can anyone tell me if there is a minimum age below which children may not sit in the front passenger seat of a car?

Nick.

[Plotloss]

Yes there is, but I am not sure how young it is.

Does 12 seem about right?

[pdV6]

I thought it was more a case of being physically large enough for the belts to be effective?

What happens with 2-seater cars?

[cwk]

Nick,

I was looking in to this the other day and found:
www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk/advice/childcarseats.htm

HTH
Charles

[pdV6]

Highway code states it quite succinctly:

www.highwaycode.gov.uk/05.shtml#75

[nick_f]

pdV6 said:

Highway code states it quite succinctly: www.highwaycode.gov.uk/05.shtml#75

My reading of this was that provided an appropriate restraint was used as specified then it didn't make any difference which seat the child was in?

[nick_f]

cwk said:

Nick, I was looking in to this the other day and found: www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk/advice/childcarseats.htm HTH Charles

Sure does:

"By law, you have to wear a seat belt if one is fitted. No child can sit in the front seat without a seat belt. Children under three can only sit in the front if they are strapped in to a proper child seat. "

Many thanks,

Nick.