UK motorists risking child safety

02 Oct 2008

New research reveals that one in six British drivers risk children's safety everyday by disregarding child car seat regulations.

A study by car insurance provider LV= found that more than a quarter of family friends do not use child car or booster seats when travelling with children.

By law, children under the age of 12 and shorter than 135cm in height must be sitting in a fitted child or booster seat when in a car.

Commenting on the findings, John O'Roarke, managing director of LV= Car Insurance, said: "Huge strides have been made to improve child safety on the road in recent years, not least with the introduction of compulsory child seats in 2006.

"However, it's clear that many drivers are still confused about the law and for one reason or another, are not following the legislation."

According to statistics, last year there were over 3,000 child casualties as a result of road accidents.

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