Car insurance news - Women’s car insurance policyholder's car seat confusion

Insurance news - Parents unaware of which child car seats are safest

According to motors.co.uk, which reports on and sells new and used cars, a large number of men and women's car insurance policyholders may be unsure about when to move their child from a rear-facing car seat to a forward-facing one.

The car site survey polled 1,000 parents and revealed that seven out of ten did not realise that rear-facing car seats which are designed to be used by children up until the age of four are available for purchase.

This is despite research showing that in the event of a crash an infant in a rear-facing seat is five times safer than in a forward-facing restraint.

A spokesperson for the website stated, "Our research exposes a shocking lack of awareness, information and availability of rear facing car seats in the UK.

"Legal guidelines in Scandinavian countries and the United States advise parents to keep their child in a rear facing car seat until the age of four, or within the optimal weight range of 16 - 25kg.

"This follows numerous studies revealing that children are 'significantly safer' from serious injury or death during a collision while travelling in this manner."

Apparently, motorists find information on the subject of car seats confusing and, as a result, move their children to a forward-facing seat much too soon.

Due to the concern expressed by parents road safety minister Mike Penning has said that he is now trying to bring UK regulations for car seats up to international standards.