Can you hire a car seat?

purpledahlia · Oct 23rd, 2009, 14:01 PM

Not sure where to ask this but thought since you guys have actually had babies... hehe,,
does anyone know if you can hire a car seat for a weekend/week... im in central scotland and my friend gonna come visit but we need a carseat for her 1 year old.. x

caggimedicine · Oct 23rd, 2009, 14:10 PM

I doubt it, for the same reason that not many buy them second hand (incase they've been in a crash etc). Do you have a friend who can let you borrow theirs??

mommyof3co · Oct 23rd, 2009, 14:12 PM

There are some reputable places you can rent them from...I know in Sweden there are, I've heard some car seat techs talking about it. You can also do it from rental car places but I would never trust those. I really think you should just bring your carseat or buy one there

marley2580 · Oct 23rd, 2009, 14:12 PM

I think you can if you hire a car, other than that I don't know

purpledahlia · Oct 23rd, 2009, 14:42 PM

no its not for me.. she cant bring hers because she has to get the train down and with the pram and bags she cant carry her big carseat and shes too little for her one that fits on her pram.. i googled it and there was like some companies which you can hire things from but i dont know if theyre good and they were all in england.. Dont really know anyone round here with a 1yr old or spare carseat..
argh, ok, i dunno what to do

maybe courier hers down before hand?

mommyof3co · Oct 23rd, 2009, 14:52 PM

Yeah sorry I read it wrong the first time

But I would have her go buy an inexpensive one? It would probably be pretty expensive to ship it down to you

purpledahlia · Oct 23rd, 2009, 14:55 PM

hmm shes a single mummy cant afford to buy a new one or pay a lot to send.. shes only 2 hours away do you think it would be a lot to courier? she just doesnt have a car to drive down with thats the thing,

mommyof3co · Oct 23rd, 2009, 15:04 PM

I would think it would just because usually they are heavy. I know here in the US it doesn't really matter so much how far it's going just the weight. What about just putting the carseat in the stroller...like not latched in but just set it on there so she doesn't have to carry it and then wear the baby in a carrier if she has one?

purpledahlia · Oct 23rd, 2009, 15:29 PM

hmm.. i can suggest that to her, but she actually sent me her carrier when i fell pg so im assuming it doesnt fit, I think the car seat is too big to balance on the buggy, But i dont know the weight. I didnt know they are heavy. Ill see what she thinks about not bringing the buggy and just carrying the carseat, but if its heavy im not sure. i have a babasling baby would still fit in i could send her if she just left the buggy,

lalaland09 · Oct 23rd, 2009, 15:56 PM

We asked for a car seat to go along with our hire car when we were in England. We used Budget rental. Give them a call and see if they'll just rent a car seat. Worth asking. It was 25 pounds for 2 1/2 weeks.

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purpledahlia Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 14,871	Can you hire a car seat? Not sure where to ask this but thought since you guys have actually had babies... hehe,, does anyone know if you can hire a car seat for a weekend/week... im in central scotland and my friend gonna come visit but we need a carseat for her 1 year old.. x

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caggimedicine Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Trafford, Manchester, UK Posts: 1,654	I doubt it, for the same reason that not many buy them second hand (incase they've been in a crash etc). Do you have a friend who can let you borrow theirs??

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Oct 23rd, 2009, 14:12 PM	#3
mommyof3co Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 10,076	There are some reputable places you can rent them from...I know in Sweden there are, I've heard some car seat techs talking about it. You can also do it from rental car places but I would never trust those. I really think you should just bring your carseat or buy one there

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marley2580 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Forfar Posts: 6,099	I think you can if you hire a car, other than that I don't know

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Oct 23rd, 2009, 14:42 PM	#5
purpledahlia Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 14,871	no its not for me.. she cant bring hers because she has to get the train down and with the pram and bags she cant carry her big carseat and shes too little for her one that fits on her pram.. i googled it and there was like some companies which you can hire things from but i dont know if theyre good and they were all in england.. Dont really know anyone round here with a 1yr old or spare carseat.. argh, ok, i dunno what to do maybe courier hers down before hand?

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Oct 23rd, 2009, 14:52 PM	#6
mommyof3co Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 10,076	Yeah sorry I read it wrong the first time But I would have her go buy an inexpensive one? It would probably be pretty expensive to ship it down to you

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Oct 23rd, 2009, 14:55 PM	#7
purpledahlia Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 14,871	hmm shes a single mummy cant afford to buy a new one or pay a lot to send.. shes only 2 hours away do you think it would be a lot to courier? she just doesnt have a car to drive down with thats the thing,

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Oct 23rd, 2009, 15:04 PM	#8
mommyof3co Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Waxahachie, TX Posts: 10,076	I would think it would just because usually they are heavy. I know here in the US it doesn't really matter so much how far it's going just the weight. What about just putting the carseat in the stroller...like not latched in but just set it on there so she doesn't have to carry it and then wear the baby in a carrier if she has one?

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Oct 23rd, 2009, 15:29 PM	#9
purpledahlia Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 14,871	hmm.. i can suggest that to her, but she actually sent me her carrier when i fell pg so im assuming it doesnt fit, I think the car seat is too big to balance on the buggy, But i dont know the weight. I didnt know they are heavy. Ill see what she thinks about not bringing the buggy and just carrying the carseat, but if its heavy im not sure. i have a babasling baby would still fit in i could send her if she just left the buggy,

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Oct 23rd, 2009, 15:56 PM	#10
lalaland09 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 382	We asked for a car seat to go along with our hire car when we were in England. We used Budget rental. Give them a call and see if they'll just rent a car seat. Worth asking. It was 25 pounds for 2 1/2 weeks.

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