The best car seats newborn Newborn Car Seats in the UK

Safety in car seats is a top concern for all parents. Thankfully, there's an abundance of choices when it comes down to choosing the best newborn car seat for your baby.

With a cozy baby-hugg insert and enhanced side impact protection, the Cybex Cloud T is the best newborn car seat UK. It also has a one-handed recline adjustment and more than 12 headrest positions that can be adjusted to the growing body of your child.

1. Cybex Cloud T

The Cybex Cloud T is the premium car seat that has everything you need to take your infant to their first journey right until they reach toddler years. It's the newest addition to the iconic Cybex Cloud line and features innovative reclining technology that gives your child an ergonomic lie-flat position inside the car and with a pushchair as part of an overall travel system. It's also an ISOFIX car seat so it can be attached to your vehicle with the base that comes with it. It can be turned 360 degrees to help get your baby in and out.

The car seat itself is made of high-quality materials and is available in a variety of trendy colors that include Moon Black, Lava Grey, Beach Blue Plus and Seashell Beige Plus. It's a chic and elegant choice that goes seamlessly with the Cybex T range of prams. It also comes with the Newborn Inlay, which is designed for newborns and premature infants. This assists in maintaining the baby's head in a flat position, decreasing the chance that their heads will shift forward during sleep, causing breathing issues. It is removed when your child reaches 60 centimeters in height.

In terms of safety, the car seat provides excellent protection for your child. It scored an impressive 1.7 result in crash tests from ADAC (Allgemeiner Deutsche Automobil-Club e.V). The Cloud T i-Size features LSP (Linear Side-impact Protection) to safeguard your baby from being thrown out of the seat in the case of an accident. Also, it has the innovative Flexi-Fix harness system that expands as your child grows to ensure they are always in a secure fit.

If you're planning to use the car seat as part of a travel system with a Cybex pushchair, the revolutionary 180deg rotation ensures that getting your baby out and in is a breeze - no more awkward bending or reaching. The car seat is also able to be fully reclined for extra comfort on long car journeys. The cost is a bit higher than other car seats in this age range however the features it offers including the reclining feature and excellent safety features make it worth the cost.

2. Maxi-Cosi Pebble Plus

The Maxi-Cosi Pebble Plus car seat is one of the most popular infant car seats that are available. It's a comfortable seat for babies and easy to use. It is suitable from birth and can be used with Maxi-Cosi's FamilyFix or EasyFix base, or with the seat belt system in your car. The car seat is compatible with most pushchairs, including the Maxi-Cosi range and Quinny, iCandy and Bugaboo (using adapters). It includes the Baby-Hugg infant head support to ensure a better fit, laying position and side impact protection.

The Pebble Plus car seat is classified as a Group 0+ that means it can be used for infants as young as 12 months (45cm – 75cm). It's in line with the new iSize regulations that requires children to be in the rear for a longer period of time. It's compatible with the 2way Family base, which allows you to change between forward and rear facing on the same car and comes with a handy rotation feature.

It's still a very comfy seat, but the new version has some improvements. It now has a much-improved baby-hugg that is super comfortable and stylish. The shoulder straps are well-cushioned and the headrest can be moved up or down as your baby grows. You can take it off at any time, if you don't want to use it any more.

It's heavier than other newborn carseats at 4.5kg, but that should not be a problem when your child is using it most of the time. It has a handle to make it easier to carry, and is light enough to be lifted to and from taxis or rideshare vehicles.

It is also a stylish seat that is stylish. You can pick from a variety of colours and designs that will fit your car. It's not the cheapest infant car seats best car seat, but it is nevertheless a good investment and is worth the extra money for your baby. Once you've got the hang of it making adjustments to the harness's height and size is easy. You can adjust the straps by pulling downwards on the back panel, and pressing two buttons at the same time.

3. Joie Calmi

Joie Calmi is a great newborn car seat for your newborn. It's simple to use, and it cradles baby like a cot. This car seat that doubles as a carrycot is R129-certified. It's built to last with a tough ventilated outer shell and soft padding to protect your baby. It has a three-point safety harness that can be adjusted with a single pull, and softly cushioned covers. Plus, it features an lateral position to keep your baby car seat's head at the safest position in case of an impact.

This seat's base is compatible with Joie's Aeria and Finiti pushchairs, so you can remove it and put it back on easily. It's easy to lift even if your baby is asleep thanks to the adjustable handle bars. If you're looking to make a travel set, the iBase Encore adapters let you to pair Calmi with a MaxiCosi or Britax stroller.

Joie has improved the design of its earlier i-Spin 360, which earned an excellent score in the crash tests of Which? and a Good rating from ADAC. The model we tested comes with an electronic lock that prevents the seat from turning too quickly, making sure that your child is rear-facing for as long as is possible. It also has a large sun canopy that is water-resistant, with 50+ UV protection as well as a mesh peekaboo that allows you to observe without disturbing the child.

If you are shopping online for car seats, choose an online retailer that provides free delivery to the UK mainland on all purchases. They should also allow returns within 35 days. John Lewis has a great range of newborn car seats with top brands like Cybex, Maxi-Cosi and Silver Cross and provides free click and collect to the nearest store (or to a Sainsbury's branch if you are near by). For all purchases, you can also earn Nectar points. Argos also offers a good selection of car seats with prices starting at PS55. They'll also ship your order for free and offer same-day collection in-store and free returns at any Argos store or Sainsbury's branch.

4. Silver Cross Motion All Size 360

Silver Cross Motion is a new vehicle seat that's all-in-one from the reputable British brand that is known for its premium pushchairs and prams. Jasper, our tester, was a fan of it. He said it was "the most stylish of the bunch and my child seemed to be most comfortable during long drives."

This fully rotating R129 safe car seat is suitable for babies up to 12 year olds. It was awarded the ADAC 2022 autumn test's award for the top toddler, infant and child car seat. It's also been tested over and beyond regulations to ensure your child will be safe during every trip.

It includes an adjustable, comfortable padding for infants made of soft bamboo fabrics. These are super comfortable and breathable, as well as antibacterial. The body and head support can be removed as your child grows and the 3 recline and 8 positions for the headrest can be adjusted to accommodate.

The green light that signals when the car seat is properly fitted and is now ready to use is an exclusive feature. This makes it a great option for parents who are new to the family, and may not know the correct installation and fitting of car seats. It also has a handy harness that can be used in either a rear facing infant car seat or forward-facing position.

It's also permanent, so you won't need to wake your baby to get them out of the car on longer trips. It is not compatible with travel systems such as the Britax Romer Dualfix plus iSize or Joie iSpin 360 iSize. You'll need purchase an additional travel bag.

The downside to permanent fixed car seats such as the Axkid One i-size is that they're not as convenient to carry around if you have to move them between cars. If you decide to buy an additional travel bag to carry your car seat, be sure it's a sturdy bag that is able to withstand the wear and tear of frequent use. It's worth spending a little more to purchase a bag that will last longer than the car seat of your child.