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Latest post on 07 November 2012 - 08:12

Hi
What are car restraint standards like in dubai? I have a 3 yr old and a 6mth old that will both need to be fitted, can you buy new restraints easily in Dubai or are the Australian restraints better quality like Safe & Sound?

ARe there people who fit it, does you car some with the back buckle?

Any info or feedback on this would be great as consider if i need to buy here first in Oz, will it fit and comply with UAE? or do i wait and buy in UAE?

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Latest post on 09 November 2012 - 17:19

Isofix is a rigid fixation system - an alternative to the seatbelt installation. The seat has metal 'teeth' that clip into points embedded within the seat. Your Australian car probably has the anchors in it - you just never noticed them. Almost all new Australian cars are ready for Isofix seats. They are not yet available in Australia (it is coming). Testing shows that isofix outperforms the seatbelt system, especially in side impact and it is easier to get a perfect installation. Have a look at this fantastic seat http://www.britax.co.uk/car-seats/trifix/overview Isofix plus top tether. Your Australian seats will be fine here. You just use the seat belt plus the top tether. As I said all the cars I have seen have the clips for top tether. But if you want something else then you can get it. I would look at the Swedish seat system at www.carseat.se You will be amazed at how the rest of the world does car seats. The Australian regulations are highly prescriptive which has meant less innovation. The rest of the world allows all types of fixation - isofix, latch, seatbelt, foot props, forward tethers to name a few!!! The Safe and Sound brand in Australia is made by the parent company Britax which also makes seats in the US and UK/EU. Britax also makes Hipod and Cargo in Australia.

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Latest post on 09 November 2012 - 15:37

thanks everyone for your advice it's really helpful...so in a nutshell i should bring my Australian restraints with me however what you are saying is that there are no anchor points in cars in Dubai? So how are they fitted to be secure? i plan on keeping rear facing for 5mth old for as long as possible as well...what is isofix?

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Latest post on 07 November 2012 - 22:31

A topic i have spent much time researching!! i have a 4 year old and an 8 month old. we moved here, from aus, when my eldest was 10 months old an di was so overwhelmed at the lack of any guidleines here that when i went home 2 months later on hols i cought a safe and sound that we still use. when my 8 month old was born i did heaps of research - should i buy a maxi cosi isofix system or get one from aus. i decided on the maxicosi pebble and i am happy with that for the moment. it has one of the highest safety ratings in the UK and Europe. the biggest difference is that Australia is one of the only countries to have compulsory anchor points for all car seats. this is why isofix systems have not come to aus yet and why many of the overseas rearfacing systems and other car seats are illegal in aus. i have not decided whether australia is just over-regulating or whether the anchor makes it safer than isofix. i will say that driving here takes some getting used to and people can drive very fast, do not indicate and you have to be on your toes all the time. i am still tempted to get a safe and sound for my 8 month old next time i go home (i plan to keep her rear facing for as long as possible) but have not decided yet. a couple of my friend have started with maxi-cosi and then got the safensound later. if you are happy without anchors then isofix here is great. if not, get your seats in aus first. hope that helps!

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There are no laws covering restraints here in Dubai. Wait till you see kids hanging out the sunroof!!! And maids holding small babies in the front seat. We're Australian and have a 4 year old and 7 year old. We use a combination of Australian and EU standard seats. If we have any more kids we will be using an EU Isofix seat - probably a maxi cosi. Our cars have Isofix and top tether points (VW and Mercedes). Our hire car which was a Dodge Nitro also had them. I would stay they are fairly standard. After being frustrated by the lack of choice (especially ISOFIX) in Australia I was desperate for an isofix seat. I have in my car - 2 Australian standard seats. A Hipod Senator and an Infa Vario booster. In my DH's car we use an isofix booster which I use for both kids. I imported it from Europe as it was cheaper than I could get it in Dubai. I used a website - http://www.babycare.nl/carseats-c-24.html I know Aussies who has 'illegally' used this company to get seats previously. If I could have any seat in the world (and in Dubai you can!) I would get a swedish rear facing seat to 4 years. Other than that I would be happiest with an isofix seat to allow rearfacing to 12 months and then harness to about 4 years. In Dubai itself you commonly see both American (Chicco, Graco) and EU (Maxi Cosi, Britax, Mamas and Papas) standard seats. I prefer the EU seats personally as their standards are more stringent. And EU seats use Isofix whereas American seats use the less effective LATCH. There are also very cheap seats from who knows where - wouldn't touch them!!!

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Latest post on 07 November 2012 - 09:55

def buy in Oz, Australian/NZ stds are different (not necc better) than the rest of the world and if you buy outside Oz then you won't be allowed to use the carseat on flights to Australia. Also if you want to keep rear facing after one year you probably have more options in Australia.

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