combination car seats

Another scenario would be if a parent or guardian was taking care of children who were different ages. Then a combination car seat would be a good choice.  The two main combinations are:-

Group 0+1 (0-18kgs)

These car seats are suitable from birth rear facing, then forward facing from 9 - 18kgs. This can be a good choice if you didn't want to attach an infant carrier onto your pram. These are also a good choice if your baby is quite tall but not quite heavy enough for a next stage car seat. There are a few brands that produce a 0+1 car seat these include Britax and Joie

Group 1,2,3 (9-36kgs)

This class of car seat is forward facing and suitable from approximately 9 months to 12 years of age or until a child no longer needs a car seat. There are a couple of reasons why buying this type of car seat is a good idea. For example if you are a grandparent and looking after a couple of grandchildren of different ages on different days then this type of seat would be used with the five point harness for a child from 9 months to 4 years then for an older child the harness would be removed from 4 years (15kgs) and the vehicle's lap and diagonal would be used. The car seat in affect would become a high back booster. For more information or advice on car seats please contact our experienced sales team.