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nuts_about_being_nuts asked in Cars & TransportationSafety · 10 years ago

car seat laws when friends giving you a lift for a short journey?

I know its not a legal requirement in a taxi for a child to be in a car seat but i have no clue what the rules are for friends.

If a friend was to pick you up and you were only going to be in the car for roughly 10 mins does your child legally have to be in a car seat? Or can they sit on your knee with the seatbelt on them ( this is what the local taxi rank makes you do)

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  • sarch_uk
    Lv 7
    10 years ago
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    If you are referring to UK law then your child MUST be in the correct child restraint if they are being given a lift by a friend no matter how short the journey. This does however, depend on the size of your child. If they are of a size that they would have to be in a child restraint in your own vehicle, then that also applies when in any other car...

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

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Car Seat Lift

    Source(s): https://shorte.im/a083o
  • ?
    10 years ago

    Yeaa u shud always have the car seat till a certain age

  • friedach
    Lv 6
    10 years ago

    child between you and the seat belt ==death for child in collision. Always use safety seats, or you may regret it for a long time.

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