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Nannies - advice on mum insisting small 4 year old doesn't need a CARSEAT

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DillyDallyDayDream · 21/01/2013 10:34

Mum and dad boss are both insisting that there ds does not need a CARSEAT when I take him out in the car. He is tiny for his age (more 3 year old size) so I'm sure he needs a car seat preferably a high back booster.

In result of them not supplying one I've stopped doing any extra activities with him after school that involve a car journey - which they are not happy about

What can I do to ensure they provide a CARSEAT?

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BobbiFleckmann · 21/01/2013 10:49

am not a nanny / cm, however that is so nuts that it would probably make me want to leave the job because it demonstrates that they're utterly certifiable.

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DillyDallyDayDream · 21/01/2013 10:48

Natural baby - I don't think they belt him in as when I've had him the car he refuses to wear one and if u put it on him he takes it off

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BrandyAlexander · 21/01/2013 10:47

Words fail me. It's the law!!

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DillyDallyDayDream · 21/01/2013 10:46

Flisspaps It ridiculous! They recently took him on a 2 hour journey with out a CARSEAT - I know because it was one of the very very very rare occasions it was in my car!

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NaturalBaby · 21/01/2013 10:45

Do they even put a seat belt on him?

They need to have words with a paramedic or police who have attended road traffic accidents where small children have been seriously injured to think about the consequences of their negligence.

Flisspaps · 21/01/2013 10:44

Oh well, avoiding a tantrum is clearly far more important than ensuring your child's safety Hmm

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DillyDallyDayDream · 21/01/2013 10:43

I think they think he's invincible to crashes etc, I've followed them before and he is not belted in and jumping around the car!

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NaturalBaby · 21/01/2013 10:41

Government recommendations:"Children must use the correct car seat for their weight until they reach 135 centimetres tall or their 12th birthday, whichever is first."
The law on car seats: "It is the driver's legal responsibility to ensure that the child is correctly restrained."

Why on earth do they not want their child in a car seat?!

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DillyDallyDayDream · 21/01/2013 10:41

I am refusing to as I know he needs one, they say he screams and has a tantrum when put in one.

Feel I should buy one so he doesn't miss out

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Flisspaps · 21/01/2013 10:40

I would show them this and this

It's quite clear that the only time a child can travel without a car seat is in exceptional circumstances. Other than that, keep refusing to take him on any journeys requiring a car. As the driver, it is you who will be fined, not them!

wheredidiputit · 21/01/2013 10:38

here car seat law.

Child need to 135cm or 12years before they do not need a car seat.

I would refuse to take the child in a car unless they have a car seat.