Thread: Baby seat in a series 3

My kids are adults now, so I am out of touch with the rules, but I think I read recently on AULRO, that infants and kiddies up to about 7 are not allowed in a front seat at all!

Have a search on your State Transport website,

Cheers Charlie

Depending on which state your in but the rule goes something like this

NO rear facing seats at all

From 6 months (not 100% sure on this age) to 4 years front face seat which must be secured via anchor point and harness

From 4yrs-7yrs booster seat required (only if child is large enough) well thats what my son is in now (5) and all is correct here in TAS

The rules say that if there is only 1 set of seats then the child is allowed in the front unless there in a rear facing seat eg ute etc etc

There are some othere points to consider but check with your state department

Adam

Here are the rules in WA - looks as if kiddies can ride in the front.

"Children's seat belts and child restraints
Drivers are legally responsible for ensuring that children are suitably restrained in a vehicle in accordance with ‘Seatbelt rules – Law effective 1 October 2010’ shown below:
From birth up to the age of six months to be restrained in a rearward facing child restraint(e.g. infant capsule);
From six months up to the age of four years to be restrained in either a rearward or forward facing child restraint with in-built harness; and
From four years up to the age of seven years to be restrained in either a forward facing child restraint or booster seat restrained by a correctly adjusted and fastened seat belt or child safety harness;
Children seven years and over can be restrained in an adult seat belt or booster seats.
If a child is not wearing a seat belt or a suitable child restraint as required by the law, then the driver risks being fined and incurring demerit points. You must not drive your vehicle with unrestrained children in it if there are positions with seat belts available.
Before you purchase or install a child restraint, make sure it complies with Australian Standards. For more information about fitting child restraints and the Road Safety Council’s network of Child Car Restraint Fitters in Western Australia, read our Child Restraint information bulletin." Dept of Transport, WA.

I have a small lump on my nose from hitting the windscreen of my Dad's Ford Prefect when he stopped suddenly (I was a young fella so it was a long time ago).
In the UK I drove an Austin Somerset with no seatbelts and carried my nephews in it (much to my sister's disgust)
I now drive a Series I with no seatbelts but I cannot take my kids in it until they are 7 years old and over a certain weight (my wife worries whenever I take the kids out in it). The new child restraint laws are fully retrospective.

With a legal/proper child seat or harness, depending on their age, you could carry them in the front if it's a ute (is your 109" a 3 seater ?). The question is whether you can legally just fit a bolt yourself into the bulkhead or whether it has to be done by an 'authorised person' ?
I had the rear bar fitted to my Defender when I got it years ago and that allows 3 child restraints to be used in the second row.

Just a thought, with the pace most of us rebuild Land Rovers at, will your daughter still be living at home when it's finished ?

As already mentioned, check with your State Department for the finer details.



Colin