The RSA Check it Fits Service is coming to various Donegal locations in March

RSA Check It Fits, a face-to-face child car seat checking service, is coming to Donegal in March. 

The walk-in service takes 10 -15 minutes and runs from 10.00am – 5.30pm. On Tuesday, March 3, the seat checking service will be held at Canny & Doherty's SuperValu Carndonagh, F93 V2ND. The following day, Wednesday, it can be found at Smyths toys Letterkenny, F92 FW66. 

Check It Fits will be in Letterkenny again on Thursday at the shopping centre, F92 DR29. Finally, on  Friday, the face-to-face event will be held at SuperValu Donegal Town, F94 Y86X.

Over half of child car seats (54%) checked by the Road Safety Authority’s Check It Fits service were incorrectly fitted and needed some type of adjustment to make them a safe fit. 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. 

“While the RSA’s experience with its Check it Fits service shows that half of child car seats are fitted incorrectly, worryingly, it found that 30% of these needed a major adjustment to fix them,” Ron Richardson, Lead checker for the RSA, commented.

“For example, the seat is excessively loose to make the fitting almost ineffective. 67% were minor adjustments, for example, the fitting being loose or a twisted seatbelt. 

“Having a correctly fitted car seat is a simple measure parents, grandparents and guardians can take to ensure children are safe while travelling by car. I would encourage people to visit the Check it Fits service when it comes to Donegal and give yourself the peace of mind that your children are travelling safely.

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“It is important to use your child car seat correctly every single time during a car journey, so parents should regularly check the fitting of their child car seat or get it rechecked at a Check it Fits service. 

“If your child’s car seat or restraint is incorrectly fitted, the Check it Fits experts will advise on how to fix the problem, demonstrate how to fit the restraint correctly and answer any queries participants might have to avoid potential serious or fatal injury in the event of a collision.”