Booster seat in town car?

[jockey]

I have booked DCL transfers with Fl Tours. We have requested a town car with car seat however they have said they can only offer a booster seat. DS will be 25 months and he is quite a big boy he weighs 30llb now at 17 months. Will a booster seat be safe?

 

[bigbabyblues]

When we used FL Tours with my kids, they were 3 years old and 15 months old. We had the little one's seat with us, but I asked FL Tours for a seat for the 3-yo. They had told me a booster, but it was a booster with a harness, just like he used at home. It was forward facing, of course, and I think it was a Graco. It was in excellent condition and very clean. You might call or email back and make sure they bring one with a harness, I don't remember how I worded it to them, but they brought the right seat. We've used them twice, and they are wonderful.

 

[all4fun]

The BARE Minimum recommendation to put a child in a belt positioning booster is 4yrs and 40lbs. 5-6yrs is much better. Its maturity and a size thing... booster seats just don't offer the support or the restraint small children need. HERE is a video about a young child who was in a booster too early (3yo) and her mom lost her forever. Their 7yo was also in a booster right next to her sister but because she was bigger she came out just fine.

The kind the pp mentioned would be fine. They are called combination booster seats and harness usually to 40lbs then convert to a booster seat. The rental company might actually have these. That is the kind I would insist on.

hth.

 

[lil mermaid]

A booster seat is not safe for a two year old child. Really, 4 years old AND 40 lbs is the minimum for a child to be safe in a booster.

A booster seat, to be safe, requires a child to sit up straight without slouching, not mess with the seatbelt, lean forward, and stay in the proper seating position for the entire ride.

Can you bring your own harness carseat from home?