Safety from the safety experts, 6 Aug. 2015

I recently had the chance to test this Britax booster seat at a recent Baby Event that I attended albeit without testing the booster with a child but this gave me opportunity to really look and compare it with other booster seats at the event.

The booster seat can either be used with just the seatbelt as a non permanent anchorage point in the car or can be attached in a more permanent fitting until unattached by using your car's ISOFIX points if you have them (all newer cars tend to now have these fitted as standard). This therefore means that the seat is suitable and will fit all cars. There is a full instructional video on Britax's own website which shows how to fit the booster seat using the ISOFIX points in your car and it is really simple to do and gives that extra piece of mind that the seat is secured to the car and your child is secured to the seat with the seat belt. There are even green indicators to show that you have fitted the seat correctly.

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This review is from: Britax Kidfix XP SICT Group 2/3 4 - 12 Years High-Backed Booster Car Seat (Chili Pepper) (Baby Product)

A solid car seat, 29 July 2014

Bought as recommended by Which. The isofix mounting means that it fits snugly and won't move around the seat when child isn't in it. Light and easy to fit (albeit the isofix is a bit stiff). Also works well without isofix.

Verified Purchase This review is from: Britax Kidfix SL SICT Group 2/3 4 - 12 Years High-Backed Booster Car Seat (Black Thunder) (Baby Product)

"Are we there yet?", 14 July 2015

When it comes to car seats, the one thing you don't compromise on is safety. You might think you're getting a bargain, but never buy a second hand one from a boot fair. Avoid like the plague and only buy new. With this in mind, it's worth noting that there a multitude of choices out there split into four groups, 0/1/2 and 3 with the numbers denoting suitability for weight. A 0 seat is up to about 221bs (10kg), 1 goes to around 40lbs (18kg) and a 2/3 seat has a maximum of 5½ (36kg).

Britax has a plethora of seats suitable from newborn up to that maximum allowed. This is the Kidfix XP SICT in group 2/3 (15kg – 36kg). The XP denotes it has eXtra Protection, whilst SICT is Side Impact Cushion Technology, of which more later.

Available in four fabric trims, black thunder, chili pepper, cool berry and smart zebra, this particular seat uses the ISOFIT system, which uses the same 'alligator type' metal clips as an ISOFIX seat to secure the seat in your car. (Bear...

This review is from: Britax Kidfix XP SICT Group 2/3 4 - 12 Years High-Backed Booster Car Seat (Chili Pepper) (Baby Product)