What carseat for a 20kg 3 year old?

[KalinaJane]

My DS has been in caraway with no harness just seatbelt for about a year now. The ages are only a guide. Go by their weight and height, if they are too big for the 5 point harness then it's no problems. I had a police officer tell me this

[Ginger]

i just wanted to update this thread for anyone who might be in the same situation and following the thread.
i ended up buying a safe and sound hi-liner and will be using it with the adult lap/sash seatbelt. we have not installed it yet- he is still in the maxi-rider with inbuilt 5 point harness at the moment, but will install it over the next few weeks.
i decided to go for the hi-liner over the infa secure booster seat as the hi-liner has the buckle and anti-submarine clip between the legs and the infa secure doesn't, even though they have the exact same safety rating.

[megs]

Hi Ginger,

Just wanting to let you know I had a similar problem, my now 4 year old was a bit over 3 and weighed 20kg he is acutally heavier than his older brother and nearly just as tall. I spoke to Vic Roads re putting him into a Safe n Sound Hi Liner as he had outgrown the inbuilt safety harness in the SNS, and due to having 3 seats across the back I couldn't use the seatbealt with the Maxirider because couldn't do the belt up.

I called Vic Roads to aske if I could legally move him up to the booster prior to the age of 4, and they said it was fine, as he was over the weight limits for and heigh for in built harness it was OK. I highly doubt a policeman is going to question you if they see a child is in a child restraint in a car, especially if it looks appropriate for their height and weight. But if I was questioned I was just going to state that Vic Roads said it was OK.

BTW I love the Safe and Sound Hi Liner, it is far better than the infa secure booster, just found it had more padding in the seat.

[Mak]

Thanks ladies! Will be in the market for another seat for DD2 soon so will check it out. She is a smaller frame and more wriggly/non compliant than DD1 so that may be the go for us.