Police in the south of the Island are reminding parents to make sure they know and comply with the Island's child seat laws, after recent spot checks found a number of people breaking them.
Between May 19-23, officers of the Southern Neighbourhood Policing Team and Constabulary Parking Controllers carried out visits to local primary schools.
They were done during the morning in the run up to TT as part of a local road safety initiative.
John Moss reports (audio file attached):
Vehicle checks were carried out at pre-announced locations, resulting in several being stopped for child seat related offences.
Drivers were given advice and leaflets provided by the Department of Transport Road Safety team.
Officers will still conduct regular patrols at the schools at key times and are reminding drivers not to park illegally and to comply with the 2007 laws on child safety restraints.
The rules state children under 14 must wear a seatbelt and children under four must use a suitable child seat while children aged four to 12 must use a restraint if they are less than 1.35 metres (four feet five inches) tall.
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