isofix or seat belts

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fireflyz · 06/10/2011 22:29

Can you use seat belts to secure a car seat in a different car (e.g. a taxi) if you use the same car seat in an isofix base in your usual car?

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notso · 06/10/2011 22:45

We have a CabrioFix on a family fix base in our car but use it with just a seat belt in GP's cars etc.
However sometimes the seat belt fixing isn't always the safest fixing.

nicm · 06/10/2011 23:01

yes some can be used with no base. rear facing seats are just as safe as belted ones if fitted correctly.

TipOfTheSlung · 06/10/2011 23:03

yes with a britax, I would assume with others too

Loopymumsy · 07/10/2011 21:03

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nicm · 07/10/2011 22:00

2 seats i've had can be base or seatbelt but the new maxi cosi pearl has to be used with a base and can't use the seatbelt.

Verobeach · 10/10/2011 22:02

Do you actually need to have the base for the car seat or is it also safe to use a seat belt? I've never really seen these car seat isofix bases before, only when I went to enquire about travel systems, the shop assistant advised me to get one of them! But do you really need it??

nicm · 10/10/2011 22:44

i'm sure it's as safe, didn't use one with either ds. was going to get one for ds2 as he was a winter baby and i thought it would be easier than having to strap the car seat in everytime, but i ended up with spd after the birth :( and couldn't carry the car seat anyway! so it was strapped in the car all the time unless someone was carrying it for me. i think it's that they are fitted correctly with the seatbelt that's the key.

thisisyesterday · 10/10/2011 22:47

generally you can... what is the car seat you have?

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