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Car Insurance doesn't compensate for carelessness

Thu, 01 Dec 2005

Car Insurance may help replace a vehicle but it doesn't compensate for parental carelessness.

New statistics from Car Insurance provider Norwich Union show that many parents are putting their child's safety at risk because they fail to double-check child seats following an accident.

A staggering 92 per cent of drivers would check their lights following a car crash but just 46 per cent would examine their child car seat as a priority.

Worryingly 44 per cent of parents admitted that they would not consider replacing the child seat following an accident, despite advice from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) that recommends all seats are replaced following an accident because it is unlikely to provide the same level of protection if involved in another collision.

Kevin Clinton, head of road safety at RoSPA said: "Parents should replace child car seats if the seat has already prevented a child from being injured. A child car seat may look safe but depending on its history, it may offer little or no protection."

He added: "If parents are in any doubt, they should buy a new seat and also make sure that it is compatible with their car and fitted correctly."


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