This booster seat thingy is just one aspect of a changed law. Other bits include:
- Children under 12 and less than 135cm tall may not travel in the front of a car without an appropriate seat or cushion, under any circumstances
- It becomes illegal to use a rear-facing baby seat in a front seat protected by an airbag
- Seated bus and coach passengers over the age of 14 must use seat belts where fitted
- From May 2009, all passengers in any vehicle will have to use an appropriate restraint (baby seat, child seat, booster seat/cushion) or seat belt, where seat belts are fitted
why has it taken until now to introduce this!?