Safety

Standards, warnings and the checks worth doing.

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A handwritten orange sign nailed to a green post reading no baby strollers — A shop sign turning prams away, a reminder that narrow aisles rule out wider frames.Photo: Missvain · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Open source page

Side view of a grey and black child car seat with recline base and fitting labels

Safety

Child car seats in the UK: the rules, the labels and the exceptions

UK child car seat law in plain terms: 135cm or 12 years, the R129 and ECE R44 labels, rear facing until 15 months, and the taxi and short journey exceptions.

Updated 3/11/2026 · 10 min

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