Front or back seat?
Choosing where to carry your child in the car
- Children are best carried in the rear.
- If it's just you and one child in the car then it might be best to use the front. The closer contact can be less distracting for you and more reassuring for the child.
- If you're using a forward-facing restraint on the front-passenger seat, move the seat well back on its runners.
- Remember that the driver is responsible in law if a child is being carried and not wearing an available seat belt or restraint. Find out more about seat belt law.
- A child under three years may not travel unless suitable child restraints are available.
Extreme hazard warning
Rear-facing infant carriers must not be used on a front-passenger seat where a passenger airbag is fitted. The close proximity of the restraint to the airbag could result in a severe injury or death to the child if the bag inflates.