RSA's Check It Fits Program Offers Free Child Car Seat Checks In Kildare

Monday, 19 February 2024 10:20

By Martin Osborne

The free service takes between 10-15 minutes.

According to the RSA, 4 out of 5 child car seats are incorrectly fitted which can result in serious injury or a fatality in the event of a collision.

The RSA have announced that their face-to-face child car seat checking service – Check it Fits – will visit Kildare from February 20th until the 22nd.

The free service takes between 10-15 minutes and runs from 10.00am – 5.30pm.

Residents can attend at the below locations.

Kildare	Tesco Newbridge	Moorefield Park, Cork Road, Moorfield, Newbridge, Co. Kildare	10.00am - 5.30pm	Tuesday 20th February
Kildare	Tesco Maynooth	Dublin Rd, Maynooth, Co. Kildare	10.00am - 5.30pm	Wednesday 21st February
Kildare	SV Celbridge	St Wolstan's SC Dublin Road, Celbridge, Co. Kildare, W23 TV7X	10.00am - 5.30pm	Thursday 22nd February

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