Illegal car Risk for young children Despite being identified a decade ago, a new investigation revealed.
There was a listing for illegal seats in online marketplace including eBay, shin, lymph dreams, manomano, and Wish All, Which consumer champion? Found, ten years after the first investigation into the issue.
These seats are made cheaply, it is often not complied with Britain security regulations And so they are illegal to sell in the country. Issues include thin seats, which do not increase the child’s height enough, and there is no central release function to easily remove them in case of accident.
Many derogatory products also have no side impact protection, which is necessary to stop the child’s head. carThis safety facility can be a life -saving, preventing head trauma in the event of an accident.
When the dangers of these knock-off products were first discovered in 2014, the car seat manufacturer Britax used one to show the impact of 30mph effects. The accident in the test was thrown through the window screen with the size of the dummy-three-year-old baby being loose.
The main attraction of these products is that they are often very cheap than regular. Car seatsMany to make them very attractive Guardian Conflict with the cost of life. Which one? It was found that prices were significantly below the average price of actual products, from £ 12.50 to just £ 40, which begins at £ 80.
Earlier this year, new excise safety laws were introduced by the government, but which one? It is said that it should move further and ensure that online marketplaces are subject to more responsibility for products sold on their platforms.
Suu Davis, Who? Head of the Consumer Protection Policy said: “It is terrible that these deadly car seats have been reopening on the online marketplace for more than a decade? First exposed them, but it is not surprising.
,ChildrenLife will be affected until the online marketplace is forced to take responsibility for the list of these cheap but deadly car seats, with less prosperous houses, with less prosperous houses.
“Product Regulation and Metrology Act is a welcome beginning to strengthen product safety laws, but secondary Regulations There is a need to implement clear legal responsibilities on online marketplace, with hard enforcement for those who decrease. ,
Consumer champion says that parents who need to buy a child or child’s car seat should always follow these guidelines:
- check that car The seat has a label with ECE R 44-03, ECE R 44-04 or ECE R129, which shows that it is legal to sell on the UK market.
- Purchase Car seats A retailer who can provide advice and help to fit the car seat.
- Never buy a second-hand car seat, as it is impossible to say if it is in any accident. There can be internal damage, which can compromise structural security and is not clear from the outside.
- The seats of the car should come with instructions which are written in clear English.
- If the seat of a car seems extremely cheap, the price is probably very good to be true.
One Ebay The spokesperson said: “Consumer safety is a top priority for eBay. We work diligently to prevent prohibited listing through seller compliance audit, block filter algorithms for unsafe goods, and AI-backed monitoring by in-house experts, who work together with regulators and business standards. Continue measures. “
A spokes for Shin Said: “Sheen takes the product safety very seriously and is committed to offering its customers safe and reliable products. In this case, the product was incorrectly understood by the third party seller.
“When notified, Shin immediately removed it from the site. Shin vendors need to follow the code of conduct and strict security standards and should follow the relevant laws and rules where we work.
“Shin has taken action against the seller of the product as per the punishment prescribed in our guidelines.”
Little Dreams did not comment, but said they would review the product, remove the listing from their website, and do completely internal checks.
Kash and Manomano did not respond to the remarks requests.