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If you'd like more choice & info about rear-facing stage 1 car seats....

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Pixiepants · 15/05/2008 07:41

...please think about signing this petition please.petitions.pm.gov.uk/Carseats-stage1/ Having read a bit more on the subject (which I saw on here a few weeks ago), I now would love to see if it's possible to bring about a few changes which would offer people more choice when moving on from baby seats. See what you think? Not suggesting that everyone should go rear-facing or anything like that, but just that want to get the alternative in more shops and people more informed. So lets see just what MN can do. (The petition has 179 signitures at the moment.) And finally, check out www.rearfacing.co.uk for tonnes more info if you have a few minutes. Thanks.

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Pixiepants · 15/05/2008 09:13

Bump.

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Pixiepants · 15/05/2008 16:01

Bump for the evening.

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Pixiepants · 15/05/2008 18:29

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Pixiepants · 15/05/2008 20:08

I'm not giving up here either.

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suzi2 · 15/05/2008 20:15

I did it a while back I think... from the rearfacing website? Was that the one? Or maybe I did other petitions lol.

TheHedgeWitch · 15/05/2008 20:19

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SaintGeorge · 15/05/2008 20:21

Have posted on other thread.

The wording on the petition is wrong (as it is on the group TheHedgeWitch).

You are talking about Group 1, not Stage 1.

There is a difference.

MerlinsBeard · 15/05/2008 20:22

how many threads are you going to start

KelaH · 15/05/2008 20:23

Have signed, and joined the facebook group

TheHedgeWitch · 15/05/2008 20:24

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diplodocus · 15/05/2008 20:33

We've got one and I'm a true believer. Will sign the petition.

diplodocus · 15/05/2008 20:38

By the way, you can get them in the UK - They're sold as specialist seats for children in hip spicas, but can Britax ones can be purchased from incarsafetycentre.co.uk. Told you I was an evangelist!

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Pixiepants · 15/05/2008 20:54

Just these 3 Mumofmonsters ....took a while to get noticed and I'm not one to give up easily . Anyone else willing to sign up for alternatives to be more available for those that would like one?

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FluffyMummy123 · 15/05/2008 20:55

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Pixiepants · 15/05/2008 21:02

Thank you icod, credit where credit's due n' all that...your link was the one that got me started . Have yet to make my tele debut, but if your people want to speak to my people my rates are quite reasonable...

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Pixiepants · 15/05/2008 21:07

Hedgewitch...No, of couse not...I'm the latecomer!

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MrsAki · 15/05/2008 21:33

It would have been me on the South Today. Glad it caused some stir
Helena

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Pixiepants · 15/05/2008 21:52

Was this it? here or is there another one?

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MARGOsBeenPlayingWithMyNooNoo · 15/05/2008 21:59

It looks as though it's easier to place a child in a rear facing seat - although I suspect you'd have problems if you had 3 in the back seat.

MrsAki · 15/05/2008 22:18

That's the one, Pixiepants. It was headlining and all...

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Pixiepants · 15/05/2008 22:22

Brilliant. Well done. How long have you being campaigning btw? (Will go to bed soon...will go to bed soon...)

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TheHedgeWitch · 15/05/2008 22:31

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Pixiepants · 15/05/2008 22:44

I bet you're right Hedgewitch. I posted on the other thread that a spokesperson from Britax told me today that UK parents don't want them. I, like many others, didn't know they existed 3 weeks ago....I think their market research might need updating or alternatively lets update it for them....email them and ask why you have to go to Milton Keynes to buy one and have if professionally fitted? here

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Pixiepants · 15/05/2008 22:50

And another thing...(she's off). The biggest joke is that the Britax model is manufactured in Andover (near Southampton), exported for the Sweedish (I think, if not somewhere in Europe) market and then imported back to the UK to In-Car safety Shop in MK....What is that about? Just think about how price and the carbon footprint could be altered if they were just sent directly to UK retailers?

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Pixiepants · 15/05/2008 22:53

Whoops that brittax link didn't work....
it's [email protected] or here

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