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I can't do that thing of paying ?1 for a Which? trial to read it online, as the page keeps crashing when I try..


It's actually pretty hard to access any child car seat safety reviews online! (as opposed to consumer reviews) I have searched and searched! Have I gleaned correctly that the Kiddy car seats with the impact bar rather than the 5 point harness have come out top of safety tests in the last couple of years?

Which of their seats specifically does anyone know? The infinity pro, the guardian pro etc?

If there is a traditional 5 point harness seat (britax evolva etc) that tops the safety tests, I would also like to know which one too...thanks for any info

Sorry, I can't help with access to Which? (but that ?1 thing drives me mental as well, especially as they make it SO difficult to unsubscribe before taking further payments - grrr) but I think basically that the whole Kiddy system has been proven safer than the 5 point harness system by some way.


We have the Infinity and that came top in the year we bought it - must have been 2010 - but I'm not sure if the league tables will have changed much since then? We're very happy with ours, and I particularly love how easy it is to sling into friends' and family's cars when they've needed it.

Yes, the kiddy system is safer especially in side-on impacts which most are, and also prevents whiplash injuries as the shoulders are not restricted. I seem to remember also reading somewhere that a high percentage of car seats are incorrectly installed which affects safety but the kiddy doesn't have that issue. We've got the one that goes up to age 12 (can't remember if it's the infinity or guardian) and we're very happy with it. I did loads of research into car seats when buying last year, and basically these were by far the safest forward-facing car seats available on the market. Have a look on YouTube, I think some of the which? Videos are on there.

Which best buys (checked today):


Group 0+

1st. 82% Britax Baby Safe Plus II SHR (isofix)

2nd. 82% Maxi Cosi Cabriofix with Easyfix base (isofix)

3rd. 80% Britax Baby Safe (isofix)

4th. 80% Graco Logico S HP

5th. 80% Volvo infant seat (isofix)


Group 1

1st. 80% Kiddy Energy Pro

2nd. 78% Kiddy Infinity Pro

3rd. 77% Kiddy Guardian Pro 2 (Group 1/2/3)

4th. 76% Britax trifix isofix (isofix)

5th. 75% Maxi Cosi Priorifix (isofix)

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What are people's views on the kiddy system vs an isofix 5 point harness? I have an isofix now but need the next seat up and feel isofix looks safer as it's a fixed seat but kiddy comes top in which. Any advice? I just can't make my mind up!!
We have the kiddy guardian pro isofix - http://www.groovystyle.co.uk/productpages-new/kiddy/guardianfix-pro.php - so the seat is attached to the car with an isofix connection then you use the seatbelt to secure the lap resraint. I like it because my (then) 2 yr old was slipping his shoulders out of the shoulder part of the 5 point harness however tight I did it up - this feels much safer. I have to say though - I know it is supposedly suitable for group 1 age - BUT I've put my 15m old in it and he HATES the lap restraint and looks super uncomfortable. We got when our eldest was 2 3/4 and it's been great for him. It's slightly odd when he sleeps in it as often he literally is face down on the lap restraint!

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