You probably use it every day.

But are you confident that your child’s car seat is correctly fitted?

Chillingly, over half of child car seats (56 percent) checked by the Road Safety Authority’s Check it Fits service were incorrectly fitted and needed some type of adjustment to make them safe.

Car seats may seem simple to install, but the installation is often easy to get wrong. If a child’s car seat isn’t fitted correctly, it could lead to a serious or fatal injury in the event of a collision.

Now there’s an easy way to set your mind at ease, whether you’re a parent, a grandparent, a family member or carer.

The RSA has announced that their face-to-face child car seat checking service – Check it Fits –is back on the road visiting locations around the country after a two-year absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic and is coming to Cork on December 13th, 14th, and 15th, 2022.

The service will run in the following locations:

The walk-in service, which is completely free of charge, takes between 10-15 minutes and runs from 10am – 5.30pm. No appointment is necessary.