The Best Newborn Car Seats in the UK
Safety in car seats is a priority for all parents. There’s a wealth of choices when it comes to locating the most suitable car seat for your baby.
The Cybex Cloud T offers enhanced side impact protection, as well as an adorable inlay. It’s the most comfortable new car seat in the UK. It also features a single-handed recline setting and no less than 12 headrest positions that can be adjusted to your child’s growing body.
1. Cybex Cloud T
The Cybex Cloud T is the premium car seat that includes everything you need to take your newborn to their first journey right through to their toddler years. It’s the most recent addition to the iconic Cybex Cloud line and features innovative reclining technology that gives your child an ergonomic, flat position both inside the car and when used with a pushchair as part of a travel system. It’s also an ISOFIX car seat which means it can be easily attached to your vehicle with the base supplied. It can even be rotated 360 degrees to help get your baby in and out.
The car seat itself is made of top-quality materials. It comes in a variety of trendy colors such as Moon Black, Lava Grey, Beach Blue Plus and Seashell Beige Plus. It’s a stylish and elegant choice that seamlessly matches with the Cybex T line of prams. It also comes with the Newborn Inlay, which is specifically designed for premature infants. This helps maintain a near-flat position, reducing the chance that their heads may shift forward during sleep, causing breathing issues. This can be removed when your child is at a height of 60 cm.
When it comes to safety the car seat provides excellent protection for your child. It scored an impressive 1.7 result in crash tests by ADAC (Allgemeiner Deutsche Automobil-Club e.V). The Cloud T Kinderkraft XPAND2 I-Size Car Seat – Safe & Stylish features LSP (Linear Side-impact Protection) to protect your child from being thrown around in the seat in the event of an accident. It also features the revolutionary Flexi-Fix harness system that stretches when your child grows to ensure that they will always have a safe fit.
The innovative 180deg rotation system makes it easy to get your baby into and out of the car seat when you use it as part a travel system that includes a Cybex stroller. No more awkward twisting or reaching. The car seat is capable of fully reclined to provide extra comfort during long car journeys. It’s somewhat higher price than other seats for this age group, but the wide array of features, including the option to recline and the excellent safety features make it worth the investment.
2. Maxi-Cosi Pebble Plus
Maxi-Cosi’s Pebble Plus is among the most popular infant car seats cheap car seats available. It’s comfortable for babies and easy to use. It is suitable for babies from birth. It can be used with the Maxi-Cosi FamilyFix, EasyFix base, or with your car seat belt system. The car seat is also compatible with all pushchairs, including the Maxi-Cosi range as well as Quinny, iCandy and Bugaboo (using adapters). The Baby-Hugg infant seat is included to ensure the best fit, better laying in a position that is more comfortable, and provides side impact protection.
The Pebble Plus is a Group 0+ car seat which means it can be used for babies ranging from birth until 12 months old (45cm between 45cm and 75cm). It is in line with the new iSize regulations that require that children remain rear-facing for longer. It is compatible with the 2way family base, which allows you to switch between forward-facing and rear-facing within the same vehicle. It also features an excellent rotating feature.
It’s still a very comfy seat, but the new version has a few improvements. It now comes with a more refined baby-hugg inlay that is extremely comfortable and looks great. The shoulder straps have been covered in padding and the headrest can be adjusted to accommodate the growth of your baby. It is also possible to remove it at anytime if you wish to end using it.
It’s a bit heavier than other infant carseats, at 4.5kg but shouldn’t be a problem when your baby is in it for most of the time. It has a handle to make it easier to carry, and is light enough to lift into and out of taxis or rideshare vehicles.
It’s also a stylish seat. You can pick from many different colours and patterns that will suit your car. It’s not the most cost-effective infant car seat, but it’s still a great investment and is worth the extra cost for your child. Once you get the hang it making adjustments to the harness’s size and height is simple. You simply pull down on the back panel and squeeze together two buttons to adjust the height or down the straps without needing to rethread them.
3. Joie Calmi
Joie Calmi is the ideal newborn car seat for a newborn baby. It’s easy to use, and can be used as a cot for baby. This dual-use car seat as well as carrycot is certified by R129. It’s built to last with a durable ventilated outer shell and plush padding to hold your little one. It features a 3-point safety harness that is adjusted with just a single pull, and softly cushioned covers. Additionally, it has lateral positioning to keep your baby’s head in the safest position in case of an accident.
The base of this seat is compatible with Joie’s Aeria and Finiti pushchairs, so you can take it off and put it adventure flamingo high back booster seat for groupe 2/3 – pushchair Accessories on easily. Additionally, with the adjustable handle bars, it’s a breeze to lift even when your child is asleep. If you’re looking to create a travel set, iBase Encore adapters let you to connect your Calmi up with MaxiCosi or Britax stroller.
The design of the previous i-Spin 360 has been improved by Joie. This model received an excellent score in the crash tests conducted by Which?, and a Good rating from ADAC. The model we tested includes a lock to prevent the seat from rotating too quickly, making sure that your child remains rear-facing as long as possible. It also boasts a large sun canopy that’s water resistant and provides 50+ UV protection, and features a mesh peekaboo windows to let you check in without disturbing your child.
If you’re looking to purchase a car seat online, make sure you select a retailer that provides free UK mainland delivery on all purchases and returns within 35 days. John Lewis offers a wide range of car seats for newborns from top brands, including Maxi-Cosi, Silver Cross and Cybex. Click and collect is free to your local branch (or Sainsbury’s if you are nearby). For all purchases you can also earn Nectar points. Argos also has a wide range of car seats at prices starting at PS55. You can also get free delivery, same-day collection at the store and free returns to any Argos or Sainsbury’s store that is participating.
4. Silver Cross Motion All Size 360
The trusted British brand is most well-known for its premium prams and pushchairs however, the Silver Cross Motion all-in-one car seat is making waves in the market with its. Our test subject Jasper loved it, calling it “the best-looking of the bunch and also the one my baby appeared to be most comfortable in on long drives.”
This fully rotating R129 certified car seat is suitable for babies up to 12 year olds. It was awarded the ADAC 2022 Autumn Test’s award for the most effective child, baby and toddler car seat. It’s also been tested above and beyond the regulations to ensure your child’s safety on every journey.
It includes an adjustable, comfortable cushioned insert for infants made of soft bamboo fabrics. These bamboo fabrics are extremely breathable and antibacterial. The body and head support can be removed as your child grows, and the 3 recline and 8 positions for the headrest can be adjusted to suit.
A distinctive feature is the built-in green light’ that indicates that the car seat is properly secured and ready to use and is a great option for new parents who aren’t familiar with the correct way to install and fit car seats. It also comes with a stowable strap that can be used in the rear-facing or forward-facing position.
It’s also permanent, so you won’t need to wake your baby to get them out of the car for longer trips. It is not compatible with travel systems such as the Britax Romer Dualfix plus iSize, or Joie iSpin 360 iSize. You’ll need purchase a separate travel bag.
The Axkid One is a permanently fixed car seat. They’re not as simple to transport between cars. If you decide to buy a separate travel bag pick one that is durable and able to withstand the wear and tears of regular use. It’s worth paying more for a bag that will last for as long as your child’s car seat.