These days you can assess your children’s age by their car seat as much as anything else. You certainly know they’re growing up when you fit their first booster seat!
Indeed, the booster seat enables children to make use of an adult seat belt for the first time. Most models utilise the back seat lap belt and the diagonal seat belt, which together secure child and seat. The booster seat is designed to lift the child to a safe height. In the event of an accident, the belts will restrain the child securely without danger to his or her growing body. Make sure to keep the belt across the hip bones and over the shoulder (it should never be in contact with the neck).
Depending on the weight of your child, booster seats come into use at around the time they start going to school. The all important weight range is 15 – 25kg. As with all other forms of child seat, booster seats are designed for use in the front or back of the car, although, we recommended the back as the very safest option.
Your kids will certainly feel more grown up when they’re sitting in their very own booster seat. Some models even come with detachable backs, so when the time comes, they can be easily converted into booster cushions.
As a busy parent you’ll also be relieved to hear that booster seats are legendarily less difficult to fit than baby seats and child seats. And, because they’re specifically designed to make use of the existing seatbelts, they’re generally more compatible with more types of car. Hopefully that will give mums and dads a bit of a boost too!
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Wisey Stroller and Car Seat Blanket. From Argos , 0988263, accessories, argos, blanket, booster, car, carriers, nursery, prams, pushchair, pushchairs, seat, seats, stroller, wisey... £11.95 | Britax Horizon Booster Seat Candy Hearts. From Argos , 3983306, argos, booster, britax, candy, car, hearts, horizon, nursery, seat, seats... £12.97 | Koo-di Pushchair Storage & Travel Bag From Safetots , 120x35x45cm, address, attach, baby, bag, booster, car, changing, framebag, harms, harnesses, helps, holiday, into its, label, left in, measures, muddy, neatly, packit, packs, pouch, pram, press, protect, pushchair, quickly, safetots, seat, seats, stor... £12.99 |
Bart Simpson Booster Seat. From Argos , 3986846, argos, bart, booster, car, nursery, seat, seats, simpson, simpsons... £12.99 | Baby-Start Dream Booster Seat - Blue. From Argos , 3761353, argos, babystart, blue, booster, car, dream, nursery, seat, seats... £12.99 | High School Musical Booster Seat. From Argos , 3986808, argos, booster, car, high, musical, nursery, school, seat, seats... £12.99 |
Baby-Start Dream Booster Seat - Pink. From Argos , 3760299, argos, babystart, booster, car, dream, nursery, pink, seat, seats... £12.99 | World Of Cars Booster Seat. From Argos , 3986798, argos, booster, car, cars, nursery, seat, seats, world... £12.99 | Little Miss Naughty Booster Seat. From Argos , 3986853, argos, booster, car, little, miss, naughty, nursery, seat, seats... £12.99 |
My Child Mario Booster Seat - Luna Blush From Mothercare , blush, booster, car, child, cushions, esprit, luna, mario, mothercare, my, seat, seats... £13.99 | My Child Mario Booster Seat - Graffiti Sport From Mothercare , booster, car, child, cushions, esprit, graffiti, mario, mothercare, my, seat, seats, sport... £13.99 | Britax Horizon Booster Seat Candy Hearts From Halfords , &, 12, 1536kg, baby, booster, car, halfords, seat, seats, seats/child... £13.99 |
Sunshine Kids Cuddle Soft. From Argos , 0988201, accessories, argos, booster, car, carriers, cuddle, kids, nursery, prams, pushchair, pushchairs, seat, seats, soft, sunshine... £14.95 | Disney Princess Car Booster Seat From Tesco , 1836kg, 4yrs+, baby, belts, booster, car, child, correct, cotton, cover, diagonal, disney, lap, positioning, princess, removable, seat, styles, tesco, toddler, user, washable, weight... £14.97 | Disney Toy Story Car Booster Seat From Tesco , 1836kg, baby, belts, booster, child, correct, cotton, cover, diagonal, lap, positioning, removable, seat, tesco, toddler, user, washable, weight, years+... £14.97 |
Disney Cars Car Booster Seat From Tesco , 1836kg, baby, belts, booster, child, correct, cotton, cover, diagonal, lap, positioning, removable, seat, tesco, toddler, user, washable, weight, years+... £14.97 | Graco Hi-Life Booster Car Seat - Blueberry From Mothercare , blueberry, booster, car, cushions, esprit, graco, hilife, mothercare, seat, seats... £14.99 | Koochi Eye Spy Booster Seat. From Argos , 3762792, argos, booster, car, eye, koochi, nursery, seat, seats, spy... £14.99 |
Quest baby Travel Car Kit. From Argos , 3766808, accessories, argos, baby, booster, car, kit, nursery, quest, seat, seats, travel... £14.99 | Disney Princess Booster Seat. From Argos , 3986822, argos, booster, car, disney, nursery, princess, seat, seats... £15.56 | Apollo Daisychain Booster Seat From Halfords , &, 12, 1536kg, apollo, baby, booster, car, daisychain, halfords, seat, seats, seats/child... £15.99 |
Apollo Urchin Booster Seat From Halfords , &, 12, 1536kg, apollo, baby, booster, car, halfords, seat, seats, seats/child, urchin... £15.99 | Halfords Child Booster Seat Red/Black From Halfords , &, 12, 1536kg, baby, booster, car, children, halfords, seat, seats, seats/child... £16.99 | Graco Hi-Life Boys Booster Seat From Halfords , &, 12, 1536kg, baby, booster, car, halfords, seat, seats, seats/child... £16.99 |
Halfords Child Booster Seat Blue/Grey From Halfords , &, 12, 1536kg, baby, blue, booster, car, grey, halfords, seat, seats, seats/booster... £16.99 | Commuter booster seat deluxe - Camo From Mothercare , booster, camo, car, commuter, cushions, deluxe, esprit, mothercare, seat, seats... £16.99 | Britax Horizon Booster Seat From Tesco , 11, adult, aid, baby, belt, booster, britax, car, child, cleaning, correct, covers, design, fit, guides, horizon, positioning, seat, secure, slim, tesco, toddler, washable... £16.99 |
Britax Horizon Booster Seat Black Fusion From Halfords , &, 12, 1536kg, baby, booster, car, halfords, seat, seats, seats/booster... £17.99 | Sunshine Kids Ultra Mat From Kiddie Care , booster, bottom, car, care, carriers, child, crash, dents, fits, foam, front, grip, highdensity, infant, isofix, kiddie, kids, mat, organiser, partitioned, pockets, prevent, prevents, protects, scratches, seat, seats, slipping, squares, sunshine, surfac... £18.95 | Fisher-Price Safe Voyage Backless Booster Seat. From Argos , 3764903, argos, backless, booster, car, fisherprice, nursery, safe, seat, seats, voyage... £19.95 |
Little Miss Booster Seat - Purple From Mothercare , booster, car, cushions, esprit, little, miss, mothercare, purple, seat, seats... £19.99 | Graco Booster Seat Ocean From Tesco , 1836kg, 411, adjustable, arm, booster, car, child, clean, comfortable, cup, electronics, graco, holders, install, lightweight, padded, rests, retractable, seat, tesco, weight, wipe... £19.99 | Disney Cars Booster Seat - Black From Mothercare , black, booster, car, cars, cushions, disney, esprit, mothercare, seat, seats... £19.99 |
The Bart Simpson Booster Seat - Black From Mothercare , bart, black, booster, car, cushions, esprit, mothercare, seat, seats, simpson,... £19.99 | Disney Winnie the Pooh Booster Seat - Baby Blue From Mothercare , baby, blue, booster, car, cushions, disney, esprit, mothercare, pooh, seat, seats, winnie... £19.99 | Graco Booster Seat City From Halfords , &, 12, 1536kg, baby, booster, car, halfords, seat, seats, seats/child... £19.99 |
Disney High School Musical Booster Seat - Grey From Mothercare , booster, car, cushions, disney, esprit, grey, high, mothercare, musical, school, seat, seats... £19.99 | Graco BOOSTER SEAT HEAVENLY From Tesco , 1836kg, adjustable, adult, armrests, belt, booster, car, child, comfortable, conforms, cup, ece, electronics, graco, heavenly, holders, position, r4404, retractable, safe, seat, sits, tesco, transport, weight... £19.99 | Graco Booster Seat Capri From Halfords , &, 12, 1536kg, baby, booster, car, halfords, seat, seats, seats/child... £20.00 |
Prince Lionheart Two-Stage Seatsaver From Safetots , accessories, attaches, booster, bottom, car, cars, caused, construction, damage, depression, fits, foam, forward, highdensity, infant, isofix, kick, level, plate, position, prevents, proper, protects, rear, safetots, scuffs, seat, seats, seatsstage, sho... £21.99 | Prince Lionheart Two Stage Black Seat Saver. From Argos , 3982125, accessories, argos, black, booster, car, lionheart, nursery, prince, saver, seat, seats, stage... £21.99 | Disney Booster Cushion From Kaleidoscope , 12, 15, 36, belt, black, car, cars, designs, diagonal, disney, fits, front, kaleidoscope, kgs, lap, pink, point, princess, rear, seat, seats... £22.00 |
Graco Basic Booster Seat Superstar From Halfords , &, 12, 1536kg, baby, booster, car, halfords, seat, seats, seats/booster... £22.99 | Graco Junior booster seat - Scarlet From Mothercare , booster, car, cushions, esprit, graco, junior, mothercare, scarlet, seat, seats... £22.99 | Graco Booster Car Seat - Ocean From Mothercare , booster, car, esprit, forward, graco, mothercare, ocean, seat, seats... £22.99 |
Bart Simpson Car Booster Seat From Tesco , 1836kg, baby, belts, booster, child, correct, cotton, cover, diagonal, lap, positioning, removable, seat, tesco, toddler, user, washable, weight, years+... £22.99 | Little Miss Car Booster Seat From Tesco , 1836kg, baby, belts, booster, child, correct, cotton, cover, diagonal, lap, positioning, removable, seat, tesco, toddler, user, washable, weight, years+... £22.99 | Disney Princess Car Booster Seat From Tesco , 1836kg, baby, belts, booster, child, correct, cotton, cover, diagonal, lap, positioning, removable, seat, tesco, toddler, user, washable, weight, years+... £22.99 |
Winnie the Pooh Booster Seat. From Argos , 3986815, argos, booster, car, nursery, pooh, seat, seats, winnie... £22.99 | Graco Booster Car Seat - Heavenly (Black/Pink) From Mothercare , black/pink, booster, car, esprit, forward, graco, heavenly, mothercare, seat, seats... £22.99 | High School Musical Car Booster Seat From Tesco , 1836kg, baby, belts, booster, child, correct, cotton, cover, diagonal, lap, positioning, removable, seat, tesco, toddler, user, washable, weight, years+... £22.99 |
Graco Junior highback booster seat - Metropolitan RRP From Mothercare , booster, boosters, car, esprit, graco, harness, highback, junior, metropolitan, mothercare, rrp, seat, seats,... £24.99 | Mothercare Dream booster seat - Cloud From Mothercare , booster, car, cloud, cushions, dream, esprit, mothercare, seat, seats... £24.99 | Disney Booster Cushion From Look Again , 12, 15, 36, belt, black, car, cars, designs, diagonal, disney, fits, front, kgs, lap, pink, point, princess, rear, seat, seats... £25.00 |
| Disney Booster Cushion From Grattan , 12, 15, 36, belt, black, car, cars, designs, diagonal, disney, fits, front, grattan, kgs, lap, pink, point, princess, rear, seat, seats... £25.00 | Maxi-Cosi CabrioFix Footmuff - Deep Red. From Argos , 3985490, accessories, argos, booster, cabriofix, car, deep, footmuff, maxicosi, nursery, red, seat, seats... £25.50 | Maxi-Cosi CabrioFix Footmuff - Tango Red. From Argos , 3985555, accessories, argos, booster, cabriofix, car, footmuff, maxicosi, nursery, red, seat, seats, tango... £25.50 |
Maxi-Cosi CabrioFix Footmuff - Lily Pink. From Argos , 3985500, accessories, argos, booster, cabriofix, car, footmuff, lily, maxicosi, nursery, pink, seat, seats... £27.50 | Wallaboo Blue Infant Car Seat Cover - Group 0. From Argos , 3981535, argos, blue, booster, car, cover, group, infant, nursery, seat, seats, wallaboo... £27.50 | Baby-Start Multi Recline Car Seat - Pink. From Argos , 3763186, argos, babystart, booster, car, multi, nursery, pink, recline, seat, seats... £27.74 |
Wallaboo Blue Toddler Car Seat Cover - Group 1. From Argos , 3981566, argos, blue, booster, car, cover, group, nursery, seat, seats, toddler, wallaboo... £28.50 | Maxi-Cosi CabrioFix Footmuff - Black Reflection. From Argos , 3985483, accessories, argos, black, booster, cabriofix, car, footmuff, maxicosi, nursery, reflection, seat, seats... £28.56 | Maxi-Cosi CabrioFix Footmuff - Roasted Brown. From Argos , 3985562, accessories, argos, booster, brown, cabriofix, car, footmuff, maxicosi, nursery, roasted, seat, seats... £28.56 |
Graco Junior Maxi Carseat Saturn From Kiddie Care , 36kg, adjustable, arm, belt, booster, car, care, child, cm, coded, comfort, couple, cup, ensure, group, grows, guides, h6881, head, holders, kiddie, kids, l41, love, parents, position, raised, recline, removed, rests, retractable, safety, seat, seats, s... £28.95 | Britax Adventure High Back Booster Seat Alex From Halfords , &, 12, 1536kg, baby, booster, car, child, halfords, high, seat, seats, seats/booster... £29.99 | Ferrari Dream booster seat From Mothercare , booster, car, cushions, dream, esprit, ferrari, mothercare, seat, seats... £29.99 |
Zest - Booster Seat Shell From Mothercare , booster, boosters, car, esprit, harness, highback, mothercare, seat, seats, shell, zest... £29.99 | Britax Adventure Car Seat. From Argos , 3765919, adventure, argos, booster, britax, car, nursery, seat, seats... £29.99 | Mamas & Papas Trekker Car Seat - Grey. From Argos , 3760639, argos, booster, car, grey, mamas, nursery, papas, seat, seats, trekker... £29.99 |
Maxi-Cosi CabrioFix Footmuff - Mystic Brown. From Argos , 3985579, accessories, argos, booster, brown, cabriofix, car, footmuff, maxicosi, mystic, nursery, seat, seats... £30.05 | Graco Junior Maxi Carseat Lion From Kiddie Care , 36kg, adjustable, arm, belt, booster, car, care, child, cm, coded, comfort, couple, cup, ensure, group, grows, guides, h6881, head, holders, kiddie, kids, l41, love, parents, position, raised, recline, removed, rests, retractable, safety, seat, seats, s... £30.45 | Graco Junior Baby Car Seat Base. From Argos , 3981487, accessories, argos, baby, base, booster, car, graco, junior, nursery, seat, seats... £30.99 |
My Child Mario Booster Seat - Black Leather From Mothercare , black, booster, car, child, cushions, esprit, leather, mario, mothercare, my, seat, seats... £32.00 | Baby-Start Car Seat- Black. From Argos , 3761377, argos, babystart, black, booster, car, nursery, seat, seats... £33.71 | Baby-Start Car Seat- Pink. From Argos , 3762819, argos, babystart, booster, car, nursery, pink, seat, seats... £33.71 |
Baby-Start Driver SP Car Seat. From Argos , 3761346, argos, babystart, booster, car, nursery, seat, seats... £33.74 | Maxi-Cosi CabrioFix Footmuff - Formula Black. From Argos , 3985586, accessories, argos, black, booster, cabriofix, car, footmuff, formula, maxicosi, nursery, seat, seats... £34.25 | Maxi-Cosi CabrioFix Footmuff - Phantom. From Argos , 3985524, accessories, argos, booster, cabriofix, car, footmuff, maxicosi, nursery, phantom, seat, seats... £34.25 |
Fisher-Price Safe Voyage High Back Booster Seat. From Argos , 3764886, argos, booster, car, fisherprice, high, nursery, safe, seat, seats, voyage... £34.95 | Junior highback booster seat - Scarlet Sport From Mothercare , booster, boosters, car, esprit, harness, highback, junior, mothercare, scarlet, seat, seats, sport... £34.99 | My Child City Travel Car Seat Group 2-3 From Tesco , 1536kg, 4years+, adjustable, baby, booster, car, child, city, conforms, converts, ece, headrest, impact, my, optimum, padded, r44/04, seat, side, softly, tesco, toddler, travel, weight, wings... £34.99 |
Junior highback booster seat - Daisy (Pink) From Mothercare , booster, boosters, car, daisy, esprit, harness, highback, junior, mothercare, pink, seat, seats... £34.99 | My Child City Travel Car Seat Group 2-3 From Tesco , 12, 1536kg, 23, adjustable, baby, booster, car, city, conforms, converts, ece, group, headrest, impact, optimum, padded, r44/04, seat, side, softly, tesco, toddler, travel, weight, wings... £34.99 | Disney Princess Junior Plus From Tesco , adapts, adjustable, arm, booster, car, child, cup, disney, electronics, form, grow, holders, junior, padded, plus, position, princess, recline, removed, rests, seat, snacks, tesco, toys, yrs+... £35.00 |
Baby-Start Multi-Recline Car Seat. From Argos , 3753646, argos, babystart, booster, car, multirecline, nursery, seat, seats... £36.99 | Koochi Big Adventure Group 2-3 High Back Booster Seat. From Argos , 23, 3762606, adventure, argos, big, booster, car, group, high, koochi, nursery, seat, seats... £36.99 | Baby-Start Solofix Car Seat- Red. From Argos , 3754494, argos, babystart, booster, car, nursery, red, seat, seats, solofix... £36.99 |
Baby-Start Solofix Car Seat- Pink. From Argos , 3760275, argos, babystart, booster, car, nursery, pink, seat, seats, solofix... £36.99 | Trunki BoostApak Child Car Seat From Halfords , &, baby, boostapak, booster, car, carry, child, halfords, pack, seat, seats, trunki... £37.99 | Maxi-Cosi Footmuff - Tango Red. From Argos , 3986255, accessories, argos, booster, car, footmuff, maxicosi, nursery, red, seat, seats, tango... £39.15 |
Maxi-Cosi Footmuff - Roasted Brown. From Argos , 3986262, accessories, argos, booster, brown, car, footmuff, maxicosi, nursery, roasted, seat, seats... £39.15 | Maxi-Cosi Footmuff - Grey Slice. From Argos , 3986279, accessories, argos, booster, car, footmuff, grey, maxicosi, nursery, seat, seats, slice... £39.15 | Fisher-Price Safe Voyage Infant Car Seat. From Argos , 0987958, argos, booster, car, fisherprice, infant, nursery, safe, seat, seats, voyage... £39.95 |
Mothercare Motor High Back Booster car seat From Mothercare , booster, boosters, car, esprit, harness, high, highback, mothercare, motor, seat, seats... £39.99 | Mothercare Milan booster seat - Graphite From Mothercare , booster, boosters, car, esprit, graphite, harness, highback, milan, mothercare, seat, seats... £39.99 | Britax Hi-Liner Booster Seat Robbie From Halfords , &, 12, 1536kg, baby, booster, car, halfords, seat, seats, seats/booster... £39.99 |
Britax Adventure High Back Booster Seat Elisa From Halfords , &, 12, 1536kg, baby, booster, car, child, halfords, high, seat, seats, seats/child... £39.99 | Britax Hi-Liner Booster Seat Pink Polka From Halfords , &, 12, 1536kg, baby, booster, car, halfords, seat, seats, seats/booster... £39.99 | Team Tex R-Way SP Plus High Back Booster Seat Red From Halfords , &, 11, 1836kg, baby, booster, car, halfords, high, seat, seats, seats/child... £40.50 |
Team Tex R-Way SP Plus High Back Booster Seat Green From Halfords , &, 11, 1836kg, baby, booster, car, halfords, high, seat, seats, seats/child... £40.50 | Team Tex R-Way SP Plus High Back Booster Seat Granite From Halfords , &, 11, 1536kg, baby, booster, car, halfords, high, seat, seats, seats/child... £40.50 | Team Tex R-Way SP Plus High Back Booster Seat Black From Halfords , &, 11, 1836kg, baby, booster, car, halfords, high, seat, seats, seats/child... £40.50 |
Graco JUNIOR MAXI CAR SEAT City From Tesco , 3yrs+, adjustable, armrests, booster, car, child, electronics, forward, graco, head, impact, junior, maxi, position, positions, practical, recline, removable, reveal, seat, side, tesco... £44.99 | Baby-Start I-Max SP+ High Back Booster Seat. From Argos , 3764855, argos, babystart, booster, car, high, imax, nursery, seat, seats, sp+... £44.99 | Graco Junior Plus Hi Back Booster Seat Candy From Halfords , &, 12, 1536kg, baby, booster, car, halfords, seat, seats, seats/child... £44.99 |
Graco Junior Plus High Back Booster Seat Cherry Drop From Halfords , &, 12, 1536kg, baby, booster, car, halfords, seat, seats, seats/booster... £44.99 | Graco Junior Maxi in Lion Car Seat. From Argos , 3753330, argos, booster, car, graco, junior, lion, maxi, nursery, seat, seats... £44.99 | Team Tex Beline SP Plus High Back Booster Seat Granite From Halfords , &, 11, 936kg, baby, booster, car, halfords, high, seat, seats, seats/booster... £44.99 |
Britax Adventure High Back Booster Seat Micky From Halfords , &, 12, 1536kg, baby, booster, car, child, halfords, high, seat, seats, seats/child... £44.99 | Koochi Pit Stop Car Seat Group 1. From Argos , 3762761, argos, booster, car, group, koochi, nursery, pit, seat, seats, stop... £49.99 | Koochi Sweetheart Highway Group 123 Car Seat. From Argos , 123, 3768370, argos, booster, car, group, highway, koochi, nursery, seat, seats, sweetheart... £49.99 |
Baby-Start Rider SP Multi Car Seat. From Argos , 3767278, argos, babystart, booster, car, multi, nursery, rider, seat, seats... £49.99 | Team Tex I-max SP Plus High Back Booster Seat Black From Halfords , &, 11, 936kg, baby, booster, car, halfords, high, seat, seats, seats/child... £50.99 | Team Tex I-max SP Plus High Back Booster Seat Granite From Halfords , &, 11, 936kg, baby, booster, car, halfords, high, seat, seats, seats/child... £52.49 |
Britax Hi-Liner Pink Polka/Child Seat Essentials 2-in-1 Pack Bundle From Halfords , &, baby, car, halfords, seats, seats/booster... £53.87 | Maxi Cosi Rodi SPS High Back Booster Seat Stone From Halfords , &, 12, 1536kg, baby, booster, car, halfords, seat, seats, seats/booster... £53.99 | Maxi-Cosi Rodi SPS Car Seat - Bjorn. From Argos , 3985892, argos, bjorn, booster, car, maxicosi, nursery, rodi, seat, seats, sps... £54.00 |
Maxi-Cosi Rodi SPS Car Seat - Desert. From Argos , 3985902, argos, booster, car, desert, maxicosi, nursery, rodi, seat, seats, sps... £54.00 | My Child Kidbox Car Seat Group 1,2,3 From Tesco , 4404, 936kg, arm, baby, booster, box, car, child, conforms, converts, deep, ece, fits, front, head, kid, multi, my, position, rear, rests, seat, seats, side, tesco, toddler, weight, wings... £54.99 | Kiddicouture I Seat Gro Carseat - Dark Grey From Kiddie Care , 11, 18kgs, 22kgs, 36, 3point, 9kgs, adapt, adjustable, adjusted, adjuster, adult, base, belt, booster, buckle, car, care, cars, chest, child, child's, clean, comfort, comfortable, correct, cover, develops, ease, ensure, equipped, fits, five, forward, gr... £54.99 |