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A car seat for your baby is one of the most important purchases you can make.
But “killer” versions are still being sold online, it has emerged, with more than a dozen shoddy fabric seats marketed as safe for children cropping up on popular websites.
These places, which cost just £12.50, contain “basic conditions” that put children’s lives at risk.
For those looking to make this essential purchase, it can be difficult to know where to start.
Here, we’ve rounded up some of the best-rated and safest options available online.
All of them have been rigorously vetted by researchers at Who?, who first sounded the alarm about illegal and unregulated versions appearing on sites like eBay, Shein, and Little Dreams.
So, whether you have a newborn or an older child, you can rest assured that these are some of the safest options available.
Baby and toddler car seats that meet legal regulations
Consumer Champion’s team of experts tested hundreds of car seats that were involved in the crash, testing all seats at a faster speed than the minimum legal requirement.
Their analysis also included how comfortable the seat is, how easy it is to set up and clean, and the quality of the instructions.
The highest score across the range is the Silver Cross Dream + Dream i-Size Base in the Terrain
This is a rear-facing car seat approved for use from birth to approximately 15 months.
“This is a truly excellent, high-value infant carrier with excellent front and side crash performance,” their review reads.
“It was launched a while ago, but is still a good option for those looking for a size I baby car seat that can also be used in a travel system stroller.”
This one retails for £159.95 on the UK Children’s Center website, with a base sale of £129.99.
The description reads: “Approved to the latest R129/03 safety standard, the Dream I-Size offers unrivaled safety from their first journey home with three layers of side impact protection, an adjustable newborn insert, a five-point safety harness and an easy-to-lock ISOFIX base.”
The Joie i-spin Safe Car Seat also scored highly in tests and “performed excellently” in crash demonstrations.
The £250 spinning seat is suitable for children from birth to around four years old and boasts a 90-degree swivel rotation to help parents.
Which? The review says: “As an extended rear-facing seat, this makes it eligible for (and passed) the Swedish Plus test. This voluntary approval test uses faster speeds and shorter stopping times in crash tests to really put car seats through their paces, as well as taking measurements on the neck loads of crash test dummies.
“Other features of the I-Spin safe include an automatic side-pull that engages when tightening the harness, which can be done with a single pulling motion, six recline positions, and built-in side ventilation on the seat.”
Nuna pipa urbn Baby Car Seat, kuru mazumtirdzniecības cena ir 300 sterliņu mārciņu plkst Džons Lūissir apstiprināts zīdaiņiem no dzimšanas līdz apmēram 12 mēnešiem.
Tas labi darbojās tajā, kas? Avārijas testi, un pētnieki sacīja, ka ir vienkārši uzstādīt un ērti jūsu mazulim.
“Vienīgais mīnuss,“ viņi raksta ”, ir tas, ka tas ilgst tikai līdz brīdim, kad jūsu mazulim ir 12 mēneši, nevis 15 mēneši, kas ir parastais vecuma ierobežojums lielākajai daļai I izmēra bērnu automašīnu sēdekļu”.
Kas vecākiem bērniem, kurš? ieteikt Britax römer kidfix i-sizekam vajadzētu redzēt jūsu bērnu cauri no apmēram četriem līdz 12 gadiem.
“Ar labiem rezultātiem par katru mūsu testēšanas aspektu mēs priecājamies ieteikt šo automašīnas sēdekli kā labāko pirkumu,” viņi teica.
Viņi teica, ka ir vienkāršāk uzstādīt nekā daudzi citi pārbaudīti, un varētu būt labs risinājums pirmreizējiem vecākiem.
Nedrošās automašīnas sēdekļi, kurus nesen uzsvēra patēriņa čempions, ietver drošības defektus, piemēram, plānu bāzi un nav viena centrālā izlaišanas punkta zirglietām.
Eksperti saka, ka tie ir “pamatelementi”, jo automašīnas sēdeklim ir jāpaaugstina bērna augstums, lai pareizu jostu pareizi novietotu klēpī.
Vairākas sprādzes uz zirglietas var apgrūtināt bērna glābšanu avārijas gadījumā.
Vēl viena satraucoša šo produktu iezīme ir viņu skaidra blakusparādību aizsardzības trūkums, kas ir nepieciešams, lai aizsargātu bērna galvu no automašīnas iekšpuses trieciena.
Šī izlaidība ir būtiska drošības neveiksme, kas bērniem atstāj neaizsargātus pret galvas traumu vai nāvi blakusparādības gadījumā.
Šis mazo sapņu saraksts satur “pamata trūkumus”, kas apdraud bērnu drošību. Tagad tas ir noņemts no viņu vietnes
Eksperti saskārās ar šo produktu uz Šeinu, kas bērniem izskatās spilgti krāsains un pievilcīgs, bet pat avārijas laikā viņiem nodrošinās maz vai bez aizsardzības. Tagad tas ir noņemts no vietnes
Kurš? Arī norādīja, ka sēdekļiem, kurus viņi atrada, trūkst atšķirīgu oranžu etiķešu, kas norāda, kuru drošības regulēšanu sēdekļi atbilst.
Bērnu automašīnu sēdekļiem jābūt R44 vai R129 regulēšanas etiķetei, kas likumīgi jāpārdod Lielbritānijā.
Citas bažas rada tas, ka, lai gan daži produktu saraksti šos priekšmetus raksturo kā automašīnu sēdekļus, pilni apraksti brīdina to izmantot automašīnās.
Sue Davis, who? Head of Consumer Protection Policy, said: “It is appalling that these deadly car seats are resurfacing on online markets after more than a decade? They were discovered first, but it is not surprising.
“This is just one in a long list of dangerous products that have been identified and removed only to later appear on sale.”
“Children’s lives will be at risk, and less affluent households will likely be affected until online marketplaces are forced to take responsibility for listing these cheap but deadly car seats.”
