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To report neighbour for never using a car seat for their 7 year old

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IWantSnowNotRain · 07/01/2025 21:02

My ndn never uses a car seat for their 7 year old daughter. They are fully aware of the law. I know this because my dd was playing out with ndn dc and said why do I have to have a car seat when Alice doesn't ( not real name) I said because it's for her safety and the law. My neighbours reply was ' yes that's true sweetie' my dd said so why doesn't Alice then? Ndn replied because her booster seat will ruin the leather on my car seats.
This was early Dec and she still doesn't use one.

It makes me feel terrible that something bad could happen . All for the sake of some car interior potentially getting damaged.
She drives 1 junction on the motorway to school too, which I know as we do the same route .

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DontshootmyRaptors · 07/01/2025 21:12

MyUmberSeal · 07/01/2025 21:10

I actually don’t have a view on whether you should or shouldn’t report it. However, it has made me think of my Mum and Dad back in the 80’s taking me and my 4 siblings to Devon in the car, from Surrey, with us all taking it in turns to sit in the footwell either side. That’s not a call for judgement, or a note of comparison of how things have changed, just a reminder of happy memories and laughter and arguments. Happy days.

Me too in the 1970s from up north to Devon. Sat on my mums knee in the back.

liveforsummer · 07/01/2025 21:12

The height requirements don't really match the age. Are you sure she legally needs to use one. At 7 both my dc wouldn't have had to by law and they weren't overly tall

HPandthelastwish · 07/01/2025 21:11

Police unlikely to be interested.

Is the child very tall? DD didn't need a car seat at 7 as she was tall enough to go without.

MyOtherCarisAVauxhallZafira · 07/01/2025 21:10

I would report it. Also if she's worried about the car seats you can get padded protectors that go under the seat

MyUmberSeal · 07/01/2025 21:10

I actually don’t have a view on whether you should or shouldn’t report it. However, it has made me think of my Mum and Dad back in the 80’s taking me and my 4 siblings to Devon in the car, from Surrey, with us all taking it in turns to sit in the footwell either side. That’s not a call for judgement, or a note of comparison of how things have changed, just a reminder of happy memories and laughter and arguments. Happy days.

Babyandmexox · 07/01/2025 21:09

To be honest I would just leave her to it, it's her issue nothing is going to be said or done about it so it's pretty pointless. Maybe she hasn't had the money to buy one it's just been Christmas.

Temporaryname158 · 07/01/2025 21:06

I would report it but I wouldn’t expect much action sadly

Tinselinthewhoopsiebasket · 07/01/2025 21:05

I reported exh many times. He told the police he had just popped to get local shop and they didn't care. He had actually done 30 miles on an A road...

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