Parents encouraged to use large 4x4's by the government

[Numptycorner]

Let s put it this way, I've never had problems with someone in a normal 4x4, usually they aren't ragged or driven badly. What I take exception to is these v12 turbo nutter b@stards that are blatenly 95% of the time driven in an unsafe manner, a 2 ton car with a 0-60 of < 7 seconds is asking for carnage.

[King Cnvt]

Buy a minibus, but then they're not cooool are they....

Buy a double decker bus. It was cool for Sir Cliff in Summer Holiday.

[BrilloPad]

What a lot of people seem to have missed is that fact that the new child seat laws force parents with 3 or 4 children to either own a large 4x4 (or equivalent 7 seater, not many about that aren't 4x4 sized) or drive about in 2 cars due to the fact that you can't fit all the required child seats in a standard 5 seater car.

What do the hippes amoungst us who scream about how horrible 4x4's are have to say about the above, oh and any recoomendations on a good 7 seater to buy?

(Oh and Ford and Vauxhall are out of the question)

Most familes are now 2 children or less - birth rates still falling. You would have to have children close together in age to worry. I have twins aged 5 and another due in October. Its an estate(Peugeot 406). Just got the new child seat - fits between the 2 existing booster seats. When twins are 22kg(about 6) they can move to booster cushions so more space.

Most of the 4x4s which try to run down my gf and kids on the walk to school are mother and 1 small child. And live closer to school than we do.

There will be families caught by this legislation - but not many.

[dang65]

We've got a Honda FR-V. It's got six seats in two rows, so obviously not a 7-seater, but that suits us fine (2 adults, 4 kids). As it happens, most the time there aren't six people in it, but we've been on long journeys with all of us in there and all the holiday baggage and it's fine, plenty of space.

It's an incredibly bland looking car of course, but a bit more friendly on the eye than the Fiat Multipla which has the same seating configuration. The Honda is like an expanded hatchback.

[Kyajae]

Buy a double decker bus. It was cool for Sir Cliff in Summer Holiday.

And cool enough for the kids in the Childen's Series "The Double Deckers" (for those of us old enough to remeber).

Er, just had a thought, the double decker bus featured was static, doh!

[Old Greg]

Renault Espace looks like it will fit the kids in as well.

[Numptycorner]

What if he and his family resembled the Tefal men? How could they be expected to fit in a normal car?

[King Cnvt]

New Ford Galaxy (7 seats)
Ford S-MAX (7 seats)
Espace (7 seats)

Lots of pedestrian friendly, economical, child friendly 7 seat transport available of you have 4 or 5 kids.

Why do you need a car that has been optimised for offroad use for transporting children in town? Do you live on a farm? Do you have to drive across rutted fields to reach your house?

Just wondered like. Or is it cos you thinks you is cool and hard in your giant off-road 4x4?

[Old Greg]

New Ford Galaxy (7 seats)
Ford S-MAX (7 seats)
Espace (7 seats)

Lots of pedestrian friendly, economical, child friendly 7 seat transport available of you have 4 or 5 kids.

Why do you need a car that has been optimised for offroad use for transporting children in town? Do you live on a farm? Do you have to drive across rutted fields to reach your house?

Just wondered like. Or is it cos you thinks you is cool and hard in your giant off-road 4x4?

Yes, I think we've solved that one - plenty of alternatives for the large family.

[Troll]

Buy a minibus, but then they're not cooool are they....

If you buy a minibus (say a transit conversion) are you allowed in the bus lanes in cities and or the M4 bus lane?