Posted By jimmst212 The best systems are those that utilise the ISOFIX system. This attaches the seat directly to the car chasis. However they are expensive and only availible on newer cars. Sorry, hope it helps a bit though.

Posted By Ron Impey If you were to standardise on using carseats from Britax they have the Fit-finder facility on their website. http://www.britax.co.uk/ This will help determine if a particular model of carseat can be properly secured in a specific car, and where. You still need to provide staff with training on how carseats are correctly fitted. There is an excellent CD-ROM produced by Liverpool City Council Road Safety. If you let me have your e-mail address I will let you have more information.

Posted By Ron Impey You also need to consider whether it is safe for the children to be transported without a second adult as escort. There may be individuals who without proper supervision may distract or actively intefere with the driver, or may open doors, or undo their restraint while the car is moving.

Posted By Jayne Dunn My only experience is with baby seats - if you go to Mothercare they will phone the manufactuers and check which seats fits your car. The manufacturers of the seats will also have a list of cars (make & model) that the seats fit. Regards jayne

Posted By alan2603 Once again the insurance issue is my concern have all your workers openly declared that they do this kind of transportation to their insurance company. If the car is involved in an accident and this comes out and it is not declared they will not pay out at all this is a very interesting can of worms.

Posted By Stuart Nagle In respect of child safety seats and child booster seats in cars new rules have recently been introduced, as follows; Transport Road Transport Press Release: New Seat Belt and Child Restraints Rules. Issuing department: Department for Transport. Issue date: 27 February 2006. Announces details of proposed new regulations aimed at improving road safety through more appropriate use of child restraints. The details are outlined in a decision letter following last year's consultation on the proposed changes. In summary the new requirements, set out in Council Dir 2003/20/EC, are that: - all children under 3 years old must use an appropriate child restraint when travelling in any car or goods vehicle (except in the rear of a taxi if a child seat is not available); - children aged 3 or more years old and up to 135 cms (approx 4 ft 5 inches) in height must use an appropriate child restraint when travelling in cars or goods vehicles fitted with seat belts (few exceptions are permitted); - rear-facing baby seats must not be used in seats with active frontal air-bag; - where seat belts are provided, the number of people carried in the rear of vehicles may not exceed the number of seats available fitted with seat belts or child restraints (to apply from May 2009); and - UN ECE 44.03 or later standard child restraints must be used from May 2008. Stuart