Kezzag or anyone else with access to the Which car seat report... please help Aitch as she is a total duffer about this sort of thing.

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i just bought a new car! and i need a new car seat for dd 15months. would someone mind having a peek at the isofix best buys for me? much appreciated, mwah, mwah, mwah...

His infant carrier was up to 10kg. He was weighed for the first time in ages the other day and I had no idea he was so heavy. So I have moved him into dd's old Mothercare combination seat (rear-facing).This seat is 4 or 5 years old, and I would like to get him one which is probably safer.

Thanks loopymummy. Dh's car has isofix, but mine doesn't. Although I will be getting a new car with it in September.

Can you tell me for both?

Yes, he can sit very steadily for hours on end (if he doesn't get bored!) But I am really keen on keeping him rear-facing.

Thanks BTW, for all this advice. You are being really helpful

Any outstanding reports needed?

The Graco ones are quite narrow...we have one which is about 3yrs old and it is certainly narrower than our Britax of about 5yrs old...can't comment on other brands...

No worries - I'm kind of playing isketch anyway

Not sure...I don't think it was the junior we had...it was a highback one the highliner??

Or maybe it was the junior

Oooh your right... -JUne 2005

Ten inferior child car seats, exposed by Which? up to two years ago, are still on sale.

Mamas & Papas supplies three of the poorest - the Navetta Carry Cot, the Elan and the Passaggio. Britax manufactures three - Cruiser Plus, Ranger and Trio. The others to avoid are Concord Trimax X-Line, Meggy Kombi, Storchenmühle Starlight SP and Graco Junior Plus.

These seats all meet current minimum legal standards1, but either won't offer adequate protection in a severe crash, or are difficult to install, which increases the risk of injury in an accident.

It is the Junior we have and not teh Junior plus. I wonder if that makes a difference

And the Britax one is the Trio , which I have to admit as a high-back is crap to install (and we only used it in DPs car for 1/2 mile per day) so I can see why on that one

I have now......

....but which don't support any lay flat models for safetly do they?

TBH we only use the Trio and Junior as boosters now. I can't see there being much they can comment on WRT the boosters alone, other than the fact I know they have to have deep arms to ensure hte belt stays routed (which they both do)

Have they ever tested boosters (not highbacks)?

Sorry to post and run earlier, was watching The Queen. Glad to see some other Which? users around, car seats are a real dilemma arent they.

weird. i posted earlier to say thanks for the help and it never showed up. how rude.
thanks very much for answering my hazy OP, i'm off to investigate the cheapest suppliers now. any ideas?

Kiddicare used to be good...

Mothercare & toysrus have some very good offers on if you are there at teh right time...