Sit tight, everyone
Don't be surprised if you're stopped by the police - or more gently, offered advice by a local council road safety officer - to check the restraints put on a child in the car you're driving. This week new laws come into force on baby and child car seats, boosters and seat belts, based on the age and height of the children using them. Getting it right is the responsibility of the driver and getting it wrong could land you with a 30 fixed penalty and three points on your licence. One example of the changes is that it's now illegal to use a rear-facing baby seat in a passenger seat equipped with an airbag; another is that all children aged between three and 12 or up to 135cm tall must use the correctly fitted child restraint, not an ordinary seat belt. Full details, plus advice on things like borrowing a friend's child seat, carrying a short but heavy child, or not having enough space for all the restraints needed, are on www.childcarseats.org.uk.
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