Overview: What to look for and questions to ask before you purchase a travel system

The beauty of travel systems is their versatility and the minimum disturbance to your baby. A car seat clicks onto a specially designed chassis, allowing you to move your baby from car to pushchair in one simple step, allowing your baby to continue sleeping. The car seat either fits over a pushchair or a frame, which can then be fitted with a pram or pushchair seat.

Safety First

• Never leave your baby unattended at any time.
• Check your pushchair has an in
tegral five-point harness and that the carrycot has D-rings to enable you to attach a harness.
• Always use the brakes – even on a flat surface.
• Remove the rain cover indoors to avoid overheating and never use in direct sunlight.
• Do not be tempted to use the pram to carry two children unless designed for that purpose.
• Check the safety lock preventing the chassis from sudden collapse is working.
• Do not hang shopping bags from the handles of your pushchairs