Britax is one of the market leaders when it comes to baby-seats, having won numerous awards for their designs and always putting safety as their number one priority in all of their products. The Dualfix is no different and it is packed full of practical features to ensure baby is safe and comfortable.

The Dualfix is suitable from birth to four years (0-18kg), our favourite feature is easily the 360-degree rotating seat. Trying to bend over and slide a wriggling child into a car seat sideways without bumping them on the fame of the car and sitting them on the straps or buckle is a difficult skill to master, and plays havoc with your back and shoulders! The Dualfix alleviates this problem by allowing you to turn the seat to face you and the open door at a push of a button, making it easier for you to load the child before rotating the seat back and click firmly into place. The Dualfix can be positioned in rear or forward-facing direction and offers multi-recline positions that are easily adjusted - rear-facing is considered the safest position for dispersing impact energy from head-on collisions (the most common collisions), and the Dualfix can be left in rear-facing all the way up to 18kg (four years).

The Dualfix is easy to install with the ‘Britax Römer Pivot Link ISOFIX System’ and during impact the force will first be directed downward into the vehicle seat, and then forward more gently to greatly reduce potential risk of head and/or neck injury to the child. The performance chest pads add comfort and reduce the child’s forward movement in a frontal collision, protecting their delicate neck and helping to spread the force evenly across your child’s shoulders and chest. The padded headrest and harness can easily be adjusted with one hand: the 5-point harness has five connection points - two at the shoulders, two at the hips and between the legs - to ensure the child is secure inside the seat. The Dualfix also has height adjustable leg-support for extra stability and minimises tilting and rotational movement, plus it reduces the forward movement forces exerted on your child in a crash. It can also be adjusted to suit the height that’s best for the car, whilst the seat cover can be quickly removed and machine-washed for those inevitable messy journeys.

The ease of use and high standard of safety features make the Dualfix and excellent choice however it is fixed, which means you can’t remove it to carry baby into the house and it doesn’t fit into a travel system, making it less flexible than other products on the market. However, that could be a price you are willing to pay for the other useful features. RRP £290

4.6 out of 5

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Pros

360degree rotation

Extended rear facing

Multiple, high quality safety features

Simple to install

Newborn to 4years

Removable, machine washable cover

Deep protective sides

Multi-recline and rear/forward facing

6 colours available

Cons

Heavy 14.7 kg

Fixed

Not compatible with a travel system