Graco Logico L R44 Highback Booster car seat with cupholders, Suitable from approx. 4 to 12 years (15-36kg), Black fashion

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The seat features myriad adjustments for the height of the headrest, and as that’s raised, the side-bolsters open out slightly, to better accommodate growing children. The seat cushion also has three positions, extending outwards to offer more support beneath the legs as children grow.

For all these reasons, we wouldn’t recommend buying the Evolva 1-2-3 SL SICT. Britax makes some impressive car seats, but this isn’t one of them. The retractable sun canopy comes right down over the seat, which is great for low sun but less good for still being able to see the child in your rear seat mirror. Reassuringly, it has a panel for ventilation, and it’s removable — though it’s unclear what benefit this affords except perhaps the chance to lose it. It’s advertised as suitable for children from 15kg, and as our three-and-a-half year old is just 15kg, we tried her in it. She loved the bright colours (Cosatto’s brand ethos is “baby stuff with personality”), and it was the first seat she tried with a cupholder (can be fitted either side), which she thought was fantastic. However, her legs ached on long journeys as they weren’t quite long enough for the knees to hang comfortably over the end of the squab, so we recommend progressing to a booster seat as late as possible. If the brand you buy is important to you, our best advice is to spend some time writing up your own list of ideal brands. That way when you come to the point where you’re comparing product options you can filter to only show the products from brands in your list. The easiest bit is connecting the seat to the base — it literally just clips on top. The seat connects rear-facing until you child is over 9kg, then you can remove the supportive lining for babies, unclip the seat with the eject button and turn it around to face forwards; the seat clips in just as easily as it does for rear-facing. If you’d prefer to keep your child rear-facing for as long as possible, the Joie Stages is will do it until your child is 18kg, or around four years old. The seat has been i-Size safety tested in these first two stages, using the latest child dummies and side impact tests. The seat also connects to two different infant carriers so you can leave your child sleeping in their seat when you arrive at the shops.More information on quality can be found in this old but still very helpful article from Harvard Business Review.

Applicable postcodes: AB10-16, AB21-25, AB30-35, AB39, AB41-AB45, AL1-AL10, B, BA, BB, BD, BH, BL, BN, BR, BS, CA, CB, CF, CH, CM, CO, CR, CT, CV, CW, DA, DD, DE, DG, DH, DL, DN, DT, DY, E, EC, EH, EN, EX, FK1-16, FY, G, GL, GU, HA, HD, HG, HP, HR, HU, HX, IG, IP, KA1-9, KA11-12, KA16-26, KA29-30, KY, KT, L, LA, LD, LE, LL, LN, LS, LU, M, ME, MK, ML, N, NE, NN, NG, NP, NR, NW, OL, OX, PA1-19, PE, PH1-14, PL, PO1-22, PR, RG, RH, RM, S, SA, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, SN, SO, SP, SR, SS, ST, SW1, SW, SY, TA, TD, TF, TN, TQ, TR, TS, TW, UB, W, WA, WC, WD, WF, WN, WR, WS, WV, YO There’s a wide range of Kid and Kidfix seats available from Britax, but the one tested here is the Kidfix II XP, chosen because it boasts some impressive safety features that don’t come with other seats in the range. It’s a heavy seat, too, weighing over 13kg, but assuming you’re not having to lug it in and out of a car all the time, that may not be too much of an issue for parents. The weight hints at its sturdiness; the MYTI feels like a solid, well-built product. Logico L i-Size R129 meets the new R129 (legally known as ECE R129) standards. The main differences in these standards are that car seats are based on your child’s height and undergo more side impact testing. Logico L i-Size R129 is based on these standards. You can learn more about car seat standards and help figure out which car seat is right for you in our car seat buying guide.For all the budding Lewis Hamiltons out there, this Recaro gives the standard Monza Nova 2 a motor sport-inspired facelift. Features include a pump-up headrest, Isofix connections and “advanced side protection”.