Its very interestiong Heather! On our car seat there is a sticker on the side that says that the passenger seat shouldbe firmly against the seat and the stabilising bar againts the rear seat - I cant type the actualy wording as my car is in the shop getting fixed and my mum now has the car seat but when I get mums car tomorrow I will make sure thats what it says.

Thanks for the info - hard to know what to do with all this conflicting info!

Kate