Are UK Children's Car Seats ok in Aus?
Oct 23rd 2013, 1:20 am
#16
Almost more Oz than Pom
Joined: Aug 2010
Location: Brisbane northern suburbs
Posts: 1,154
Re: Are UK Children's Car Seats ok in Aus?
As usual, a bad law - seat use should be based on the size of the child, not their age. My 6yo grandson is too big to fit comfortably into a child seat.
Oct 23rd 2013, 6:59 am
#17
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Apr 2008
Location: Epsom
Posts: 1,705
Re: Are UK Children's Car Seats ok in Aus?
Pay out on what exactly?
Oct 23rd 2013, 7:19 am
#19
Banned
Joined: Jan 2011
Location: The REAL Utopia.
Posts: 9,910
Re: Are UK Children's Car Seats ok in Aus?
Yes they need that little tick that makes them safe to use in Australia, without that tick they are a death trap.
Oct 23rd 2013, 11:08 am
#23
Forum Regular
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 169
Re: Are UK Children's Car Seats ok in Aus?
If there is a car accident and you had the choice of your kid having fully private care - paid for by an insurance company - or the public system, which would you choose? Opt not to buy an Australian car seat and you may not have a choice.
Oct 24th 2013, 2:20 am
#24
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Apr 2008
Location: Epsom
Posts: 1,705
Re: Are UK Children's Car Seats ok in Aus?
Public, not aware of any private trauma clinics in Australia. All the same doctors anyway.
Oct 24th 2013, 2:35 am
#25
Almost more Oz than Pom
Joined: Aug 2010
Location: Brisbane northern suburbs
Posts: 1,154
Re: Are UK Children's Car Seats ok in Aus?
Post corrected. Not many private policies cover all the cost - you may be out of pocket by many $,000's. The main advantage of private cover is that it allows you to jump the queue, and that doesn't apply to trauma in children anyway.
Oct 24th 2013, 2:44 am
#26
Proudly Deplorable
Joined: May 2003
Location: Alloha snack bar
Posts: 24,246
Re: Are UK Children's Car Seats ok in Aus?
If you needed emergency treatment you would just go to your nearest trauma hospital - which is covered by Medicare
Oct 24th 2013, 4:11 am
#28
Forum Regular
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 169
Re: Are UK Children's Car Seats ok in Aus?
Nothing to do with a private policy. I am thinking of a badly injured person that might need months of physiotherapy or a wheelchair or round the clock home care. It would be an insurance company who would most likely pick up this bill. If you were drunk, not wearing your seatbelt, driving recklessly or using an unapproved restraint for your child - don't expect them to pay out easily.
Oct 24th 2013, 4:30 am
#29
Proudly Deplorable
Joined: May 2003
Location: Alloha snack bar
Posts: 24,246
Re: Are UK Children's Car Seats ok in Aus?
eh? 
You've got me confused with someone else champ. I was just saying that if you need emergency care just go to your nearest casualty ward and it's covered by Medicare - nothing more, nothing less
<snipped>
You've got me confused with someone else champ. I was just saying that if you need emergency care just go to your nearest casualty ward and it's covered by Medicare - nothing more, nothing less
<snipped>
Last edited by old.sparkles; Oct 24th 2013 at 5:40 am. Reason: unnecessary comment - see site rules 1 and 2
Oct 24th 2013, 9:04 pm
#30
Just Joined
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 27
Re: Are UK Children's Car Seats ok in Aus?
are there any age limits over in oz as to when they stop being in a car seat? my two children are 6 and 4? they generally have a booster seat? thanks x