In the UK is it legal for my 5 year old daughter to travel as a front seat passenger??

Question

thats if she is sitting on a booster seat????

Answer 1

Not sure about legality, but it is fatal for a child under 12 to sit in the front seat if the passenger side is fitted with an airbag, the impact wont kill them but the bag might. The safest place for children is in the back, in an appropriate car seat/booster seat.

Answer 2

all depends on her high before u can use a booster seat, but best keep her in back if u have a front airbags at passenger side

Answer 3

If a child is over 3 they are allowed to be in the front seat (with a booster seat if neccessary), but make sure to turn off the passenger airbag!  To do this(in a modern, averagely priced car), you normally have to open the passenger door, place your key in a special slot and turn it one way or the other. A light should come on on the dashboard telling you that the passenger airbag is off.

Answer 4

Whether the child requires a car seat or booster depends on weight and height.

"New laws concerning the use of the correct baby seat, car seat, booster seat or booster cushion, (appropriate to the weight of your child) in your car, van or goods vehicle, came into force on 18 September 2006.

If you are the driver, you are responsible for ensuring that anyone under the age of 14 must wear a seat belt and (if appropriate) use the correct baby/child seat or booster."

Please see the link for all information you require on this important subject.

Answer 5

It is not illigal, providing she has the correct seat, I too have 3 kids and three along the back seat are a nightmare!

Threatened to put one of them in the boot, and they went 'Yeah!!!'

Answer 6

CHILD CAR SEAT RULES

1. BEFORE YOUR FIRST BIRTHDAY LESS THAN 20 POUNDS REAR-FACING INFANT-ONLY CAR SEAT OR CONVERTIBLE SEAT USED IN REAR-FACING POSITION, SECURED IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR.

2. 20–35 POUNDS CONVERTIBLE SEAT USED IN REAR-FACING POSITION, SECURED IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR. LOOK FOR A CHILD SAFETY SEAT THAT IS RECOMMENDED FOR HEAVIER INFANTS.

3. WHEN YOU ARE 1, 2, 3, AND 4 20–40 POUNDS FACE FORWARD IN A CONVERTIBLE SEAT OR A FORWARD-FACING-ONLY SEAT OR HIGH-BACK BOOSTER/HARNESS IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR.

4. WHEN YOU ARE 4, 5, 6, 7, OR 8 LESS THAN 4’9” (57 INCHES) TALL BELT-POSITIONING BOOSTER SEAT (NO BACK) OR HIGH-BACK BELT-POSITIONING BOOSTER SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR.

5. WHEN YOU ARE 8, 9, 10, 11, OR 12 MORE THAN 4’9” (57 INCHES) TALL MAY USE AN ADULT SEATBELT, BUT MUST KEEP YOUR BACK AGAINST THE SEAT BACK, YOUR KNEES BENT OVER THE EDGE OF THE SEAT, AND YOUR FEET FLAT ON THE FLOOR IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR.

6. WHEN YOU ARE MORE THAN 12 YEARS OLD MORE THAN 4’9” (57 INCHES) TALL MAY SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF THE CAR WITH AN ADULT SEATBELT.

Answer 7

Any child over the age of 3 can sit in the front seat as long as they are wearing the correct kind of child restraint

check out

http://www.childcarseats.org.uk/law/

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Answer 8

Why would you want the child in the front , when it has been proved many times that the rear of a car is the safest if the child is in a safety harness/seat belt?

Answer 9

NO.  It is ILLEGAL for any child under the age of 13 to sit in the front of a car.

Answer 10

no i think its illegal your better off putting her in the back of the car in the booster seat