They can, but the recommendations are to keep them rearwards facing for much longer than that. We're about to switch the eldest to forward facing and he's five. All the research I've read says that they're pretty much always safest in a crash when facing backwards until they're four years old (strength of the neck compared to the weight of the head in a sudden impact situation).GG. wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:44 pmHow old is he now? They can go forward facing from 15 months so I expect you haven’t got that long left have you?Rich B wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 3:37 pm Yeah, I’ve got a bit of time before then, but useful to know.
I’m weighing up all sorts of options at the moment, it’s another thing to chuck into the mix, along with the fact I’ve just got a new job which is a bit further away.
yeah, he’s coming up on 13 months now so not that long.GG. wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:44 pmHow old is he now? They can go forward facing from 15 months so I expect you haven’t got that long left have you?Rich B wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 3:37 pm Yeah, I’ve got a bit of time before then, but useful to know.
I’m weighing up all sorts of options at the moment, it’s another thing to chuck into the mix, along with the fact I’ve just got a new job which is a bit further away.
yep, that’s the thing - we have the latest (bloody expensive) I-size seats in both cars to not have to compromise on anything (heaven forbid we buy anything other than the absolute best!) - so he’ll be rearward facing for as long as possible.DeskJockey wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:06 pmThey can, but the recommendations are to keep them rearwards facing for much longer than that. We're about to switch the eldest to forward facing and he's five. All the research I've read says that they're pretty much always safest in a crash when facing backwards until they're four years old (strength of the neck compared to the weight of the head in a sudden impact situation).GG. wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:44 pmHow old is he now? They can go forward facing from 15 months so I expect you haven’t got that long left have you?Rich B wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 3:37 pm Yeah, I’ve got a bit of time before then, but useful to know.
I’m weighing up all sorts of options at the moment, it’s another thing to chuck into the mix, along with the fact I’ve just got a new job which is a bit further away.
I remember being one of five kids in the back seat of a Skoda 105 (we often got a lift home with friends). It was different then!NotoriousREV wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:28 pm Pffft, when we kids we got thrown in the back of a Vauxhall Viva estate with the dog.
- if you've not checked your insurance cover, it is worth doing. We changed provider last time because previous company didn't even cover the value of one seat as a whole, but new provider covers like for like.I remember being put in the back of my mates dad's SAAB 900, we thought it was great as you could sit flat and still have a great view out of the back.NotoriousREV wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:28 pm Pffft, when we kids we got thrown in the back of a Vauxhall Viva estate with the dog.
Things have changed and my niece still uses a rear facing seat and she's 4Rich B wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:40 pmI do, but I’d rather have him in the back.Swervin_Mervin wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:34 pmDo you not have isofix in the front? I think later E90s may have but mine doesn't. I'm sure the wife's E81 1-series had it but that was 12mo younger than mine.Rich B wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 2:29 pm M2 has been tempting me, but I now drop my little boy off to nursery 3 times a week and I’m learning what a hassle it is having a rear facing seat in the back of my M3. I think whatever comes next will have back doors...
Swervin_Mervin wrote: Tue Oct 30, 2018 10:21 pm Ours got stuck in a forward facing at 15mo when we got a cheap car seat to take abroad. I'll hand myself in at the police station 1st thing tomorrow...
yes I wasn’t fucking around with rear facing for any longer than I needed to plus mini GG hated not seeing where he was going and would scream like billy-o... which probably makes you more likely to have an accident in the first place! Personally I’m amazed car insurance doesn’t require you to stipulate if you have a toddler in the back screaming loud enough to make your ears bleed!lols.
