Parents and carers can have their child car seats checked by a
professional for free at events taking place across West
Yorkshire.
Events have been arranged for each district where a qualified
safety advisor will check your car seats and assist if any issues
are identified.
The additional events follow 25 that took place in the summer of
2025. Around 800 seats were checked with nearly two thirds found
to not be fitted correctly.
Common issues included a slack seat belt, a loose base, the foot
prop not being correctly adjusted, incorrect belt route and the
carry handle being in wrong position.
If the seats aren't fitted properly it could result in reduced or
no protection for children in the event of a crash.
The events have been organised and funded by West Yorkshire Vision
Zero, the region's road safety partners, and will be run
by Good Egg Safety
CIC. No appointment is necessary, anyone wanting to benefit
just needs to attend.
OBE, Deputy Mayor for Policing
and Crime, and Chair of the West Yorkshire Vision Zero Board,
said: “Ultimately the only question is, are you one
hundred percent sure your children are sitting safely in your
car? If the answer is no, then please attend one of these free
events and get peace of mind.
“Being a nana myself, I made sure to make use of the
service.”
Janis James MBE, Chief Executive for Good Egg Safety CIC
added: “These free community child seat checks delivered
in partnership with West Yorkshire Vision Zero are absolutely
vital.
“Alarmingly, almost two-thirds of the child car seats we checked
last year were either incorrectly fitted to the vehicle,
incorrectly fitted to the child, or both. Any one of the errors
identified could have significantly reduced – or completely
removed – the protection the child seats were designed to provide
in a collision.
“We are incredibly grateful to West Yorkshire Vision Zero for
recognising the importance of prevention and education, and for
commissioning further events. This partnership is directly
helping to reduce risk, improve parental confidence and, most
importantly, keep children safer on our roads.”
Children need a child car seat until they're 12 years old or 135
centimetres tall, whichever comes first.
Find out more about the events at https://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/car-seat-check
