This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Regulate prices for car seats - Safety should be accessible to all
Safety should be accessible to all.
Currently the price for a car seat can range from £50 to £400. Car seats with more advanced safety mechanisms such as ISOFIX are almost always over £150. What we propose regulation of car seat prices to ensure that every child has a better chance of survival.
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Why should income be the difference between life and death for a young child in a vehicle accident?
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
The issue you raise is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament. The pricing of car seats is the responsibility of manufacturers and retailers.
The Government can change the rate of VAT applied to car seats, but under EU rules, the Government cannot reduce this to any rate below 5%.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.