Neighbour opposite not using a booster seat

[StayIt]

What do I do? Is this a mind my own business or do I report it? And if so, to who? The boy is only primary aged and isn't particularly tall, I believe one is needed. He is sat in the front seat of his dad's car too, but I'm not sure what the rules are on positions in cars if there is one?

I'd say mind your own business, TBH. I don't think anyone's likely to invrestigate.

Report it?! Good grief.

Mind your own business.

I see this everyday on the school run. It’s up to them putting their child at risk, everyone knows the rules.

Loads of parents at school are the same (with 5 year olds!). I silently judge but wouldn’t report it ... to who?!

I thought to the school. Child car safety is high on my priority but not others. I didn't realise.

Primary age could mean anything between 4 and 12 years old so you could be talking about an average sized 11 year old for all we know.

He is probably about 6. But I'll just mind my own.

If it happens a lot at a particular school I would be reporting it to the school and they could possibly get a police community officer to come and hang around the school gates to do spot checks

There's nothing you can do sadly.
Just don't ever walk past a school at pick up time. It's horrifying, parents on phones, no booster seats, kids dangling out of seatbelts on the front seat.

If its high on your priority, why don't you have a conversation with them about car safety? It seems quite cowardly to jump straight to reporting a family before speaking to them first.

I would report it to school without naming your neighbour. Are you sure there is no booster seat in the car ? It could be permanently on the front seat and the same colour so not noticeable.

Legally the UK limit is 135cm. One of mine was 7yo when she reached that. (She still uses a seat at 9yo).
None of her Yr5 class legally needs a seat. Nor do a lot of the Yr4 class. Or some of the Yr3 class.

I don’t think there is much you can do. In my local area you often see people with babies hot in seats or folders jumping around in the back seat. Nobody seems to care.

@MaMaD1990 it's a good point but they don't speak to us. I have tried (just being friendly) and they blanked me. I wouldn't feel comfortable and yes that does make me a coward.

@greenlynx there is definitely not one there sadly.

Perhaps they don’t speak to you because you radiate judgement.

Ha! Yes must be it @Diesse

Pop a note through their door?

@StayIt

Ha! Yes must be it *@Diesse*

I’m sorry, I know I sounded rude, it’s just the world has become such a big ball of judgement. It’s just all so tiring. I mean, I guess you know for sure the child’s height?

I wouldn’t talk to the neighbours in this situation and I don’t think it’s cowardly. I would rather raise it with the school. I know they have a lot on their plate, no doubt, but they do some work around road safety anyway. And it’s good for the child to know rules.

If you can't even age the kid, how sure are you that he isn't of the appropriate height?

Some cars have built-in, flip down booster seats.

My ds was 135cm at 6 🤷🏼‍♀️

What's wrong with people minding their own business and concentrating on their own? Busybodies are everywhere, her child her responsibility leave her to it.

@Diesse no I don't know his height for certain but I can see he is small compared to a car and he looks similar to my nephew in age too (6) @Seeline. Is it accurate, no because I haven't measured him nor asked his age. I've noticed today. I'm not judging them I thought they may not know. Just like safe sleep everyone thinks they know but there are some who don't.

@MrsKingfisher ever heard of safeguarding. Minding your own business can have disastrous outcomes for many children