Child car seats: How to fit a child car seat

Keep your child safe with our exclusive video guide to fitting a child car seat properly
Common installation problems and how to avoid them
Why backless booster seats and rear-facing child car seats can pose a safety risk

What's in this guide

The essential things to bear in mind before fitting your child car seat.

Check out our expert advice and video to make sure your child car seat is correctly installed.

Find out why not all child car seats fit all cars, and which factors determine the car seats best for you.

Fitting a child car seat can be tricky - so watch out for these common mistakes.

How to avoid the most common mistakes made when choosing and fitting a child car seat.

We want backless booster seats to be phased out - find out why here.

It's claimed rear-facing child car seats are very safe. We have found this isn't always the case.