Narrow car seats: fitting three across
Narrow car seats: 44 cm at best on the datasheets checked, 132 cm for three across, the cars listed by ADAC and the Belgian legal exception.
Car seat back protector: PVC, pockets or padded cover
Car seat back protector: a PVC kick mat at €6.95, a pocket organiser or a crash-tested cover. What goes in the pockets weighs more than the cover itself.
Euro NCAP crash test: reading the rating with children
Euro NCAP crash test: the stars judge the weakest area, the child score reads in three blocks. Jogger, Kodiaq and Berlingo broken down from the datasheets.
Second-hand car seat: how many years are left?
Second-hand car seat: no rule imposes an expiry date. Real service lives, the cost per remaining year, and the price at which buying used stops paying.
Car window sun shade for a baby: suction, sock or roller
Car window sun shade for a baby: suction cup, stretch sock or roller blind, compared on UV, Belgian law and prices recorded from €4.90 to €24.95.
Baby car mirror: no standard covers it
Baby car mirror: no approval standard exists. The risk sits with your interior mirror, and Belgian prices run from €11.50 to €79.95.
Rear-facing car seat: until what age?
Rear-facing until what age? 15 months minimum under Belgian law, 105 cm and about 4 years according to safety bodies. What that gap changes, figures in hand.
Dacia Jogger vs Skoda Kodiaq: which 7-seater?
Dacia Jogger vs Skoda Kodiaq: nearly €20,000 apart in Belgium. Boot space with seven aboard, Euro NCAP, real budget — the duel settled, figures in hand.
Reliable used family SUV: which ones to trust?
A reliable used family SUV in Belgium comes down to the engine and gearbox, not the badge. Models to target, engines to avoid, prices and the Car-Pass rule.
Family SUV or estate car: which one should you choose?
Family SUV or estate car: loading sill, floor length, real litres and the five-year premium in Belgium. The match is won on boot geometry, not on paper.
Family SUV biggest boot: the real ranking in litres
Which family SUV has the biggest boot in Belgium? The real five-seat volume, the seats-folded trap and the loaded ranking, figures in litres.
Cheap family SUV: the real Belgian ranking
Which cheap family SUV to choose in Belgium? The cheapest new, reliable used picks and the fake-family-SUV trap, figures in hand.