‘Checkit Fits’car seatevent nextweek

THE Road Safety Authority’s ‘Check it Fits’ service will be visiting Drogheda and Ardee next week, it has been revealed.

The service will be at Malone’s Toyota Garage, M1 Retail Park, Mell, Drogheda on Monday, October 2nd and Lanney’s Supervalu, Ardee on Tuesday, October 3rd, as part of Irish Road Safety Week. The Check it Fits service is quick, it’s easy and it’s free will be available from 10am to 5.30pm each day. Experts in child car seat safety will offer advice on how to fix any problem, demonstrate how to fit the restraint correctly and answer any queries participants might have.

The experts aim to put parents, grandparents and guardians minds at ease that their child’s car seat is safely and securely fitted in their car.

Adrian O’Sullivan, Road Safety Officer with Louth County Council said: ‘I would ask anyone with a child seat in fitted in their vehicle to avail of the upcoming visits to Drogheda and Ardee. Parents cannot afford to assume that their child’s seat has been fitted correctly, as figures show that 4 out of 5 seats checked by the RSA over the last three years have required a major adjustment.’