Not all car seats are created equal
All Australian car restraints are subject to the RACVs Child Restraint Evaluation Program (CREP).
The program rates child car restraints on how well they perform in a crash and how easy they are to use.
Because car safety is so important to all of us, we have listed the models below which CREP has scored either four safety stars, or three stars for ease of use, to help you when shopping for a new car restraint.
Rearward-facing restraints (for babies up to 9 or 12kgs)
Rated **** for safety:
- Babylove Snap’n Go Series BL620 Baby Safety Carrier
- Safe-N-Sound Compaq Series 25/A/2004
- Secure Turn-A-Tot Model CS35
- Safe-N-Sound Baby Safety Capsule Series 230/A/95
- Safe-N-Sound Compaq Deluxe Series 25/D/2004
- IGC GoSafe Cleo
Rated *** for ease of correct use:
- Safe-N-Sound Compaq Series 25/A/2004
- Safe-N-Sound Baby Safety Capsule Series 230/A/95
- Safe-N-Sound Compaq Deluxe Series 25/D/2004
- IGC GoSafe Cleo
- Babylove Sovereign Series F1-304
- IGC GoSafe Summit
Forward-facing restraints (for young children 8 to18kgs)
Rated **** for safety
- Hipod Senator Series 10/D/2004
Rated *** for ease of correct use
- Safe-N-Sound Explorer Series JS8/A/2004
- IGC GoSafe Cleo
- Babylove Sovereign Series F1-304
- IGC GoSafe Summit
- Safe-N-Sound Compaq Deluxe Series 25/D/2004
- Safe-N-Sound Discovery Plus Series 7000/B/5/2004
- Hipod Madrid Series JS7/A/2004
- Safe-N-Sound Safeguard Series 7000/J/2004
- Safe-N-Sound Compaq Series 25/A/2004
Booster seats (for older children 14 to 26kgs)
Rated **** for safety
- Infa Vario Kid Model CS 54
Rated *** for ease of correct use
- Hipod Barcelona Series 20/A/2004
- Safe-N-Sound Explorer with ASC Series JS8/A/2004
- Safe-N-Sound Hi-Liner without ASC Series 4820/A/2004
- Safe-N-Sound Explorer without ASC Series JS8/A/2004
- Safe-N-Sound Maxi Rider with ASC Series 8000/A/2004
- IGC GoSafe Pacer#
- Safe-N-Sound Concorde Series 4810/2004
- Safe-N-Sound Maxi Rider without ASC Series 8000/A/2004
- Babycraft Series 4103
To see the full table, go to the RTA website.
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