New booster seat laws

So today sees the introduction of new laws here in the UK relating to the use of booster seats for children travelling in cars. The new laws state that a seat has to be used for any children who are either:

a) under the age of 12
or
b) under 4 feet 5 inches tall.

Once a child passes either of these milestones they no longer need to use a booster seat. Interestingly, comments on the news this morning from parents who are bemoaning the fact that they couldn’t buy a seat this weekend as “they were all sold out” and who “are outraged as they haven’t been given enough notice about this”. Funny because the media coverage of this started back in January. I guess 8 and a half months isn’t long enough for some people…