
I'd recommend anything by AxKid. Invest in something extended rear facing up to the very maximum weight (I think 35kg). There's no amount of convenience features that comes over keeping your baby safe. I have two for my kids, a minikid and a movekid. We bought spare tethers for our other car as they're the most fiddly thing to move and the seats themselves take maybe three minutes each to switch once you've got the hang of it. Worth every penny. Edit - can confirm I did in fact mean 25kg and n
Owns both Minikid and Movekid, "Worth every penny", 3 minutes to switch. Spare tethers tip for multi-car use. Enthusiastic about both.
Axkid minkid 2 and the axkid move. We have both and love them. The minkid 2 has more bells and whistles (automatically adjusting tethers and automatic headrest). But my husband says fitting is just as easy with the move. Both my kids are average centiles so they should be able to make it to 6/7 in the 2.
"We have both and love them", "fitting is just as easy with the move". Expects both to last to 6/7 for average centile children.
Moving toddler seats between cars is a massive pain! We had an Axkid Minikid and an Axkid Move (both great seats!), and only went in those two cars between 1 and 5 basically! Avoid Halfords and similar stores, and find your local car seat specialist (for me this was Baby & Co in Keynsham) who can advise you on what will work best with your cars. I'd also avoid that seats that say they go up to 12. They don't allow you to rear-face as long as a more specialist seat, and they're really heavy.
"both great seats!" — used Axkid Move from age 1 to 5. Acknowledges moving between cars is a pain but seats themselves are praised.
Our 4 year old is in an axkid movekid, (cheaper than the minikid just doesn't have auto adjusting headrest or something) 2 year old is in a joie ispin which is handy for the spinning seat but so bulky - I can't wait for the oldest to move up to a high backed booster so we can put him in the axkid and ditch the spinning seat tbh! The car seat safety groups on Facebook get a bad rep but the people running them are really knowledgeable so it's worth joining for a bit to learn, then leaving withou
Owns for 4 year old, planning to move younger child into it — shows confidence in the seat. Notes it's cheaper than Minikid (lacks auto headrest). Positive enough to plan hand-me-down.
Big fan of extended rear-facing (I'm European). We're getting an AxKid Move.
"Big fan" of ERF, actively choosing Axkid Move. Pre-purchase intent from an informed buyer (European, so familiar with ERF culture).
We had an Axkid Move before he grew out of it and now he's in a BeSafe Izi Flex 2 I think it is (high back booster as he's 6). The ERF seats can be a bit pricey but they do last you a while until they grow out of them, you can also get some good deals on older models. They also tend to take up a bit less space than the spin seats or the ones that claim to do multiple stages (was never convinced they'd do those multiple stages very well if I'm honest). Depending on what seats you already have y
Used Axkid Move until child outgrew it at 6 — good longevity. Notes ERF seats "last you a while" and take up less space than spin seats. Positive about value over time.
I went with the Axkid Movekid. I don't love it. We have a Subaru XV (compact SUV), and Axkid has it listed as a vehicle the seat fits in. While it technically fits, the passenger seat has very limited leg space and the car seat also has to be installed in a way that doesn't provide much leg room for the kid. Just a note. Also, my kid has head flop if he falls asleep, which is my biggest gripe.
"I don't love it" — limited leg space in Subaru XV despite being listed as compatible, head flop when sleeping is "biggest gripe". Specific negative experience.