Rear Seatbelts

[Allen Walker]

Lap belts hold many car seats facing forward, but not usually the rear facing ones for tinies. The stag has lap belts in order to carry the children since it is better to have some belts to stop them jumping out and three pointers are not easy/impossible to fit and still use the soft top. Only problem with this set up is the law! Children under 12 or under a certain weight must use a booster seat. The Stag has little persons seats in the rear that fit the children perfectly but as far as I can ascertain should not be used without the booster because they do not carry an e mark. Of course if I remove the belts again, they can legally travel in the back without. At present I am using the boosters to comply as far as I am aware, but this in my opinion is not as safe since they are higher up and have a degree of wobble as opposed to them sitting on the curved seat base securely strapped in. What do others think?

Absolutely, I think that certainly Fergus, who is 10 and weighs about 4.5/5 stone, is far safer not on a booster seat in the back of the car, the booster puts him too high and wobbly. If an officer of the law were to stop and question me about it I would argue the point most strongly.

[stag estate man]

hi
we use two britax romer vario lap belt cushions in both the stag and in the rear facing seat in the estate i think they still make them . they make a lap belt as safe as a three point belt IMO
cheers grahame