Children and the rear seats

Hi, does anyone know if children are legally allowed to travel in the rear seats of a 7 seater?

Many thanks

If they were originally fitted and have seat belts I shouldn't see an issue.

Not 100% on this but you fill from the front to back in (simple terms) can't remember if just reconmended or law with 6th and 7th seats.

Yes they are the original seats with belts.

Deliberating whether or not to take 2 cars to Longleat on Wednesday

If they are factory fitted then no probs. just care on corners I guess

If they are side facing I don't think kids are allowed to travel in them. May be wrong though

craigyb said:

If they are side facing I don't think kids are allowed to travel in them. May be wrong though

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you are right

What a load of poo my kids are in them every day

you do now have to have appropriate bootser or baby seats if they are small though.

Pretty sure it's illegal, same goes with lapbelts too

suitability of car seats to take child seats is an issue with Land Rover. Land Rover state in their literature that only the front passenger seat in a Defender is suitable for any sort of child seat (except boosters).

BTW if you were thinking of using any of the inward facing seats and lap-belts with booster seats for children then you can't now legally anyway. (You can of course still do it on the forward facing middle seat although I can't see how a booster would help safety on a lap belt) See this below taken from the Road Safety section of the Dept for Transport website:

D. My vehicle has sideways-facing seats
There has never been a legal requirement to fit seat belts in sideways-facing seats. The human body bends forward from the waist - it does not bend sideways and the potential for internal and spinal injury is high therefore if a passenger is secured with a seat belt in a sideways-facing seat. For similar reasons, the type-approval standard for child seats and boosters does not include fixing them in a sideways-facing seat.

A child who is required to use child seats/boosters (ie all those under 135 cms in height who are also under 12 years of age) cannot travel in a sideways-facing seat. A child who needs to use a child seats or boosters must use a forward or rearward facing seat only.

If any of the children are over 1.3m then they are legal. Surely two of the people coming are over that height?

Thanks all - I didn't think they were allowed. Well we do have adults but to be honest those seats aren't all that comfy for big people especially for longer journeys.....

May resort to the Saab

Thanks very much for your help

craigyb said:

If they are side facing I don't think kids are allowed to travel in them. May be wrong though

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That's my understanding.

D1 side facing = no.
D2 front facing = yes.

Mine travel in the rear seats, side facing with lap belts. Yes people on here tell me how stupid I am to do so, but no it is not illegal

Been done before