Petition · past parliament
Make rearfacing car seats a legal requirement until four years old
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251 signatures
What the petition asks
I, and many others, believe that rearfacing car seats until a minimum of 4 years old should be a legal requirement. This is the practice in many Scandinavian countries because it is safer.
https://www.carseat.co.uk/rear-facing-5x-safer/#
https://www.babycentre.co.uk/a25009527/extended-rear-facing-car-seats
These are just two sources which promote and explain why rear facing is safer than forward facing in car seats. Please feel free to do your own further research into the matter.
https://www.babycentre.co.uk/a25009527/extended-rear-facing-car-seats
These are just two sources which promote and explain why rear facing is safer than forward facing in car seats. Please feel free to do your own further research into the matter.
Timeline
| 26 Feb 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 26 Aug 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
251
Status
Closed
Opened
26 Feb 2019
Closed
26 Aug 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.