Child car seats: Choosing a child car seat
- Find the best type of child car seats for babies and kids
- Learn how child car seats protect children in a crash
- Discover how to choose the best car seat for your car
What's in this guide
Why you need a child car seat
Find out why children need their own specially designed child car seats to keep them safe.
The best child car seats for babies
Find out why babies need to travel rear-facing and the typical features of baby car seats.
The best child car seats for children
Find out why younger children need a harness and why backless booster seats are a poor choice.
Car seat weight groups
Child car seats: make sure you're carrying your child in the right group of car seat for them. ![]()
Booster seats and multiple-group seats
Why we don't recommend booster seats and most multiple-group child car seats. ![]()
Isofix car seats
Isofix mounts make it much easier and safer to install a car seat in your car.
More car seat tips
These tips will help you choose a child car seat that's safe and suitable for your car.
The law on using child car seats
The law on using child car seats explained, with exceptions to the law described in detail.
Travel system car seats
Are child car seats sold as part of travel system worth buying?
