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Laura Lyne

Your child's car seat may not be fitted correctly and here's how to get it checked in Dublin

Parents and guardians of young children who need car seats will be able to check if they're fitted correctly at an upcoming Dublin event.

The Road Safety Authority Check It Fits service will be returning to the capital for the first time in over two years - it's free of charge and only takes 10 to 15 mins. On Monday 26 September they'll be at Tony Kealy's Coolock in the Northside Retail Park between 10am and 5.30pm.

Of the car seats checked by the RSA in 2019 more than half of them, 56%, were fitted incorrectly. And almost a third of seats fitted incorrectly needed major adjustments.

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Aisling Sloyan, Senior Road Safety Promotion Officer for the RSA said: "While the RSA’s experience with its Check it Fits service shows that half of child car seats are fitted incorrectly, worryingly, it found that 30% of these needed a major adjustment to fix them. For example, the seat being excessively loose so as to make the fitting almost ineffective.

"67% were minor adjustments, for example, the fitting being loose or a twisted seatbelt. Having a correctly fitted car seat is a simple measure parents, grandparents and guardians can take to ensure children are safe while travelling by car. I would encourage people to visit the Check it Fits service when it comes to County Cavan and give yourself the peace of mind that your children are travelling safely.”

For more information on Check it Fits visit www.rsa.ie/checkitfits.

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