Help end medical misogyny. Sign our petition.

Help end medical misogyny.
Sign our petition.

Sign the petition

Please or to access all these features

Parenting

For free parenting resources please check out the Early Years Alliance's Family Corner.

Isofix Vs isofit

6 replies

TheHandsOfNeilBuchanan · 13/07/2019 22:28

What is the difference? We currently have a 0+ isofix seat. We are looking at the next size up for when DS is bigger, have seen one that is 0+,1,2,3 groups rear facing 0+ and 1 are isofix, then when converted to group 2 and 3 forward facing and isofit. What is isofit and why can't it be isofix at all stages? Am I going to have to faff around with the seatbelt? If so I'll look at something else, we've had a travel system from this brand though and like it. I've googled but I'm none the wiser.

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
dementedpixie · 14/07/2019 09:54

Isofit seats are still fitted using the isofix points but the child is secured with the car seat belt rather than an in built 5 point car seat harness

dementedpixie · 14/07/2019 09:55

Be aware that Isofit and Isofix are not the same thing. Isofit seats still makes use of the vehicle’s Isofix anchor points but, unlike Isofix, uses the vehicle’s built-in three-point seatbelt to restrain the child rather than the five-point belt built in to Isofix seats.

TheHandsOfNeilBuchanan · 15/07/2019 14:32

Ok, is that usual for group 2 and 3 or would you be looking for a harness all the way up?

OP posts:

Interested in this thread?

Then you might like threads about these subjects:

dementedpixie · 15/07/2019 16:12

High backed boosters don't use a harness so they use isofit. Harness is only suitable up to a certain weight anyway

dementedpixie · 15/07/2019 16:16

The usual weight limit for a harness is 18kg although a few harness until 25kg. After that the seatbelt is used

TheHandsOfNeilBuchanan · 15/07/2019 16:29

Thank you so much! You've been so helpful, makes loads more sense now.

OP posts:
New posts on this thread. Refresh page
Swipe left for the next trending thread