Did you know up to 90% of child car seats are fitted incorrectly?*

A recent safety blitz by Kidsafe and Transurban revealed up to 90% of car seats are fitted incorrectly.* A correctly fitted child car seat can significantly reduce the risk of injury in an accident – by up to 70%.** Making sure your car seats are professionally checked is the safest way to keep your most precious cargo safe on the road.

Kidsafe NSW recommends you use an authorised professional to check or install your child’s car seat.
Find a fitter through Kidsafe

We’ve teamed up with Kidsafe to offer FREE child car seat checks for Sydney parents and carers.

The qualified Kidsafe team will check your child car seat fittings for issues, and fix it up to provide maximum protection for your little ones. They’ll also talk you through how your seat works so you can use it with confidence into the future.

Check back soon for more dates and locations in 2025.

Car seat safety tips

Keep them in the seat

Check the seat every trip

Four is not the magic age

Check out more road trip tips

*Data collected in a sample size of 620 car seats across the Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne metro area by Transurban and Kidsafe during National Road Safety Week (May 2022)  
**Neura, neura.edu.au/news-media/media-releases/safely-packed-kids (Dec 2017)

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