RSA's 'Check It Fits' Service Offers Free Child Car Seat Checks In Kildare

Tuesday, 6 August 2024 10:13

By Martin Osborne

The free service takes between 10-15 minutes and runs from 10.00am – 5.30pm.

According to the RSA, over half of child car seats are incorrectly fitted which can result in serious injury or a fatality in the event of a collision.

The RSA have announced that their face-to-face child car seat checking service – Check it Fits – will visit Kildare from today until August 8th.

The free service takes between 10-15 minutes and runs from 10.00am – 5.30pm.

Residents can attend at the below locations:

Kildare	Aldi Athy	1 Upper Saint Josephs Terrace, Rathstewart, Athy, Co. Kildare, R14 AC90	Aldi	10.00am - 5.30pm
Kildare	Tesco Newbridge	Moorefield Park, Cork Road, Moorfield, Newbridge, Co. Kildare	Tesco	10.00am - 5.30pm
Kildare	(Staunton's SV) River Forest SC Leixlip	River Forest Shopping Centre, Captain's Hill, Leixlip, Co Kildare, W23 Y2Y0	Supervalu	10.00am - 5.30pm

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