Buckle Guard Seat Belt Buckle Safety Guard, Black - 2 Pack

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If the car seat cover does not have this, then technically it will mean the car seat is not meeting all the legal requirements. We asked Britax, one of the leading car seat manufacturers, for its view on seat accessories. A spokesperson said: 'We invest significant time in the research, development and testing of our own manufactured accessories which accompany our child car seats. This ensures that the accessories offered enhance the consumer experience by offering added comfort and practicality, but doesn’t interfere with the crash performance of the car seats.

However, we'd strongly advise you to be careful what you go for. Car seats are crash-tested in the way they are designed to be used, and adding accessories such as chest clips or seat covers that aren't approved by the manufacturer could compromise the seat's safety and/or void the warranty. It’s unlikely we would reject a claim based on car-seat accessories alone. That said, we would encourage parents to ensure their car seats are fitted properly to reduce the risk of injury.' NFU Mutual However, they confirmed that this is not too much of an issue if your child is strapped into their car seat using the car’s adult seatbelt, as that will absorb most of the impact. But it does mean that you shouldn’t use this device if your car seat is only installed via the Isofix points and your child is strapped in using a harness.

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It helps if you’re not in a hurry to get somewhere and is best started when you get a new seat or change the car. Our car seat experts were concerned that installing a RiveMove may change the load distribution between the Isofix points, meaning they may no longer withstand a crash. There are numerous child car seat accessories available to buy from the major baby retailers and online. The catch cannot be hidden, must be obvious and accessible and mustn’t require a large force to release it. This is for the same reason that you shouldn’t dress your child in bulky winter coats. Although you may feel that you’ve done the harness up tightly, the soft padding of a coat will compress in an accident.

Of course, a cup in the car could fly free in an accident and a cup-holder may not prevent this, so bear this in mind.We haven’t yet seen any issues with car seat accessories causing problems at claim stage and therefore cannot envisage a scenario where a claim would not be covered.' A further briefing was issued on 17 th February where the DVSA position seems to have changed: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKDVSA/bulletins/3496836 Many parents and drivers support the usage of these devices as a safeguarding measure. However, theDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), have caused a stir among parents, transport operators, and local authorities, by banning them. The DVSA's Decision Lancashire Police's decision to detail Nicola Bulley's personal issues to be probed by shadow Home Secretary

However, as most child car seat harnesses come with padded shoulder pads that cover the straps, you may find you need to mount the clip quite low, so it sits across the stomach and not the chest.Section IM 3 of DVSA’s categorisation of vehicle defects manual states that a seatbelt fitted to a PSV and which is modified and not capable of performing its intended purpose will attract an immediate prohibition when the seatbelt is in use, and a delayed prohibition when it is not in use. A dangerous feature of a seatbelt restraining system will likewise attract an immediate prohibition. Use of the guards poses “a significant safety risk” and if they are discovered on a PSV by the Agency’s examiners then the operator will face enforcement action, it continues.