Silver Cross - Motion All Size 360 - Toddler Car Seat - Travel Isofix Car seat - 5 Point Safety Harness - 360 Rotation - Newborns - 12yrs - Almond

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At Silver Cross, we’re meticulous about safety. The Motion All Size 360 has been rigorously tested to offer the best in protection. It’s the only car seat to meet the latest R129/03 The Silver Cross Motion All Size 360 is designed to fit in a variety of cars and is compatible with both ISOFIX and seat belt installation. Its sturdy construction ensures it lasts for years, making it a cost-effective choice for parents looking for a versatile car seat that can grow with their child. The other factor to consider with a 0-12 years car seat is that they tend to be big and heavy – and this is no exception. I did manage to carry it to the car and fit it myself but it would be awkward if I needed to move it between cars regularly. The main reason I would recommend this car seat, aside from longevity, is safety. It allows my daughter to be in the rearward facing position until she reaches 105cm (about four years old) and that’s the safest position to be in in the event of a collision. (Forward facing is also possible with this seat from 15 months, if parents prefer). As it meets the latest R129 crash test regulation I know it has been side impact tested (car seats under the older R44 regulation don’t have to) and using Isofix means it’s more likely to be fitted correctly - there are several indicators on this car seat that change from red to green to make it really clear.

You're right that there is no specific crash test on the Silver Cross, the info about seats that do all stages not being very good for performance is based on looking at all the results for every all-stages (or multi-stage including RF, FF and booster) seat that has ever been tested by ADAC. I compiled them a while ago and none of them gets higher than 3/5 stars, which is a pretty poor result - most of them get 2/5 stars (which is terrible) and three get only 1/5 stars and a "don't buy" recommendation. They tend to get in the region of 3.5-4.5 numerically which is not good. It's a scale from 0.5-5.5, and the lower the number the better. Joie i-Spin 360 has a 1.7 (4/5 stars) for safety, and the i-Spin Safe (which is likely to be comparable to using the i-Spin purely in rear facing mode) is 1.2 (5/5 stars) for safety which is very very good and one of the highest scores you can get. The Joie iSpin 360 Grow looks similar to the Joie iSpin 360 except it goes up til 7 years/125cm/25kg. The Silver Cross Motion All Size 360 goes all the way up to 12 years/150cm. Both can ERF til 4 years/18kg. Key specs – Group: 0+; Item weight: 10kg; Attachment method: Isofix; Additional features: Washable cover, 2yr guarantee, pushchair attachment available, carry handleADAC test front impact (40mph) and side impact (31mph). More important than the speed tested is the rate of deceleration (how hard the impact is). ADAC test methods use more aggressive decelerations than the regulation The other downside of the all in one seats is that the boosters on them are really bulky and huge due to having to perform the job of a harnessed seat earlier on. The best part of swapping to a booster seat is that you get to ditch the bulky seat and swap to this more lightweight and easy one, so you shoot yourself in the foot a bit by going for an all stages one.

With this in mind, the Silver Cross Motion All Size 360 car seat scored an impressive 3.0 overall which is less than its competition - and a good thing when it comes to ADAC scoring! ADAC testing is conducted independently from the manufacturers/brands. They select the seats themselves, purchasing them without informing the brands until the testing is conducted. They test in a whole range of configurations depending on the product, but typically identifying the worst performing configurations and testing to them. For the Silver Cross Motion All Size 360 14 different configurations were tested.This sensor pairs with an app and warns you if your child isn’t strapped in correctly, monitors the seat’s ambient temperature to make sure they don’t get too hot or cold and will send a notification when they’ve been sat in the seat too long.