{"id":505708,"date":"2025-01-21T09:48:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T08:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/faq\/i-have-been-involved-in-a-car-crash-do-i-have-to-replace-my-car-seat\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T09:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T08:53:00","slug":"i-have-been-involved-in-a-car-crash-do-i-have-to-replace-my-car-seat","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/frequently-asked-questions\/i-have-been-involved-in-a-car-crash-do-i-have-to-replace-my-car-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"I have been involved in a car crash; do I have to replace my car seat?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After a car accident, it is crucial to assess whether the car seat is still safe to use. A car seat should always be replaced if any of the following conditions are met:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Activation of airbags or other safety systems:<\/strong> If any of the built-in safety systems have been activated or deployed during the accident.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Interior damage to the car:<\/strong> If there are visible damages inside the car caused by the collision.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Collision with larger animals:<\/strong> If the car seat has been involved in a collision with a larger animal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Repair costs exceeding \u00a33,000\/EUR 3,500 :<\/strong> If the costs to repair damages related to the collision exceed \u00a33,000 GBP.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If any of the above conditions are met we recommend getting in contact with your insurance company. The conditions above are an international recommendation developed by a national expert group for child safety in cars, SIS\/TK 242. The group includes representatives from child car seat and car manufacturers with subcontractors, consumer organisations, test institutes, traffic researchers, and insurance companies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ntf.se\/media\/42841\/sis-tk-242_swedish-recommendations-re-child-car-seats-life-span-en-version.pdf\">Find More Information Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","content-type":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"124194,21630,21635,21605,21669,21609","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","editor_notices":[]},"class_list":["post-505708","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq_category-regulations-and-safety"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/505708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/axkid.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=505708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}