I'm not a dad myself, but I am a Favourite Uncle and so I do take my two nieces in my car from time to time and they're getting to the age where the potential for taking turns being in the front is a potential option, and carrying someone else's Precious Cargo is almost as daunting as carrying your own so having this advice is invaluable, even if it's just helping to know where to look and what to look for. I'm lucky my car's rear seats are fully equipped with IsoFix and top tethers with child seats that fit nicely and the confidence of the parents but expert advice is always reassuring. Great stuff with Masserati as well, fair play to them for taking you seriously, it would be easy for a manufacturer to dismiss a query about a 20 year old vehicle.

Brilliant video. Just what I was looking for. Nice one! :)

Brilliant video, good to learn more about the differences between cars. I have regularly put my 5 year old in the front seat of our GranSport. You had me worried there at the start of your video 😆

Really insightful, thanks Ben. Got me thinking about what seat I need to get for the Aston next

I don’t know why, but most VAG cars even from the 00’s have front isofix. Really helpful information here!

Super informative and never realised it was such a grey area. It’s not usually something you check when making a purchase but now it’s going to be something to keep in mind, especially when little one grows up and starts wanting to ride up front with daddy!

What is more worrying is the distraction of a small child in a rear facing seat in the front passenger seat. The amount of times I have seen young mums distracted by their baby and nearly having accidents. When ever possible, back is safest.

Good advice

This was EXCACLY the information I was looking for! Thank you. I recently purchased a used Bmw E61 525d manual, instead of a minibus in hope to have a car for the family that is both safe, practical and a bit of fun. I found it was a bit cramp in the back with two rearfacing childseats in the back. It works but I was therefore pondering if it was safe to put one seat in the front which if possible. As a petrolhead who wants to have safety for the family and if possible a bit of fun at the same time, these kind of information is so valuable. Really grateful for your channel Ben! The information that I found is that it is still gerenally best to put the seats in the back, which I will, but if the time comes to have a third child, then I know I can put the third one in the front seat, accordingly to my cars manual and using a rearfacing seat the fits.

Good video.

Thanks!

Hey mate, great video as always. I’ve got 3 kids myself and only have 5 seaters. We tried a 7 seater but they aren’t fun enough!! Thanks for putting out an informative video and I hope to meet you at shedfest!! P.S I’m picking up a mk3 golf GTI tomorrow so this is perfect!!

The back is the safest place for kids. My oldest is 11 and she rides in a high back booster seat in the back seat every time we are in the car!

I have a 2003 Ford ranger, which has jump seats in the back which do have lap belts. If I had to carry a baby in a carseat, would it be better to place the carrier into the front passenger (airbags off, obviously) or is there a way to place them in the folding jumpseat that is safer?

Can you show how your children climb into the Axkid and how you buckle them in? That would be very interesting and helpful 😊

Are you aware of any car seats that work with bucket seats? I'm thinking Lotus Elise/Exige. I want a S2 Exige... but have to pick do a couple nursery pick ups per week.... I don't want a couple 5 minute drives to limit me to a 2x2.

Kids aren’t allowed in front seats ever in Canada. It makes sense but it does entirely remove certain vehicle options.