Rear seatbelts

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Fri 17 Jan 2014 14:05
Rear seatbelts - hathi
I have previously owned 2 Scenics & am currently looking to buy another. In a visit to a showroom last weekend I discovered that the position of the rear seat belts has been changed. In my current 2006 model the housing is located behind the rear seats but In the 2010 model it is located higher up on the side of the car. This meant that my child's car seat was actually resting on the plastic housing which doesn't seem very safe to me. It also means that when he is tall enough to no longer need his car seat the seat belt will come across his neck rather than his shoulder. This all seems a little strange for a car that is for the family market. I would very much appreciate any comments on this matter.
Thank you very much
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Fri 17 Jan 2014 14:37
Rear seatbelts - Dwight Van Driver

Suggest you take this up with VOSA if you think it is a safety matter althoiugh the vehicle will have been given a Type Approval Certificate.

dvd

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Fri 17 Jan 2014 16:32
Rear seatbelts - Auristocrat

Is it because the side mounting is stronger than the previous mounting.

As regards the child seat, is your current seat actually suitable to be mounted in the newer model?

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