Seat belts and child seats in Europe

The driver and all passengers must wear seat belts.

We have not confirmed the rules for carrying children in official sources – carry children in a child seat suited to their height and weight.

Everyone wears a seat belt – front and back. Children travel in child seats or on booster seats suited to their height.

If any passenger isn’t buckled up, you face high fines – as the driver, you are responsible.

Everyone wears a seat belt. Children under 135 cm travel in child seats suited to their height and weight. The only exception is short trips with children aged 3 and over in the back seat with a seat belt when a child seat won’t fit – don’t plan your trip that way.

A child under 12 may not travel in the front seat. A child under 5 may travel in the back only in a secured child seat.

A person under the influence of alcohol or drugs may not sit in the front either. Always wear your seat belt.

Seat belts and child seats are compulsory. Exceptions apply to, among others, pregnant women and people whose health doesn’t allow them to wear a seat belt.

Seat belts and child seats are compulsory. Only medical reasons exempt you from wearing a seat belt.

Seat belts are compulsory in the front and back. Children travel in EU-approved child seats suited to their weight, age and height.

Everyone wears a seat belt, in every seat. A child under 150 cm and 36 kg travels in a child seat or on a booster seat suited to their height.

Everyone must wear a seat belt. Children travel in child seats suited to their height and weight. The exceptions (e.g. taxis, a child over 3 occasionally travelling in the back seat with a seat belt) are narrow – in everyday driving a child seat is a must.

The driver and all passengers must wear seat belts. A child up to 3 travels in a child seat – in the front seat only rear-facing. Children up to 12 may sit in the front or back only in a suitable child seat (according to the Polish MFA).

Everyone must wear a seat belt, also in the back. A child shorter than 135 cm may travel only in a child car seat.

Everyone must wear a seat belt; children travel in child seats suited to their height and weight.

Everyone wears a seat belt. Children travel in child seats (child restraint systems) – this is compulsory.

If a third child seat won’t fit in the car, a child over 3 may travel in the back with a normal seat belt.

Always wear your seat belt – in the front and in the back. Children must travel in child seats or other restraint systems – it’s compulsory.

Not wearing a seat belt can mean a high fine and losing your licence (new Highway Code since September 2025).

Everyone must wear a seat belt – in the front and in the back.

Children shorter than 150 cm travel in a child seat suited to their weight and height, and up to 135 cm – in a child seat in the back. Children 135–150 cm tall may travel in the back without a child seat if the seat belt fits properly. A child under 3 may not travel in the front if a child seat cannot be fitted there.

Everyone wears a seat belt – front and rear. Children travel in a child seat or on a booster seat suited to their height and weight (you only stop needing a child seat at about 150 cm in height or 36 kg).

Everyone wears a seat belt – front and back. Children travel in child seats or booster seats suited to their height and weight.

A child up to 12 years old or shorter than 150 cm must sit on a booster seat that lets the seat belt be fastened properly. According to the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, such a booster seat may only be fitted on the back seat.

The driver and all passengers wear seat belts. Children shorter than 150 cm travel in a suitable child seat or on a booster seat.

Everyone wears a seat belt. Children travel in a child seat or on a booster seat – the requirement only ends once the child is over 14 and taller than 150 cm (according to Your Europe).

Everyone wears a seat belt, including in the back. Children up to 135 cm tall travel in a child seat suited to their height and weight.

Everyone wears a seat belt, and children travel in child seats suited to their height and weight.

Seat belts are compulsory for everyone. Children up to 12 must wear a seat belt or sit in a child seat; a child shorter than 135 cm travels in a child seat, booster seat or booster cushion suited to their weight.

A child under 12 may not travel in the front seat (nor may a drunk person). A child under 5 must travel in a special child seat.

Always wear your seat belt.

Everyone wears a seat belt, and children travel in child seats suited to their height and weight. Exemptions include passengers on buses with standing room.

We have not confirmed the detailed rules (seat belts, child seats) in official sources. Always wear your seat belt and carry children in a child seat.

Everyone wears a seat belt, in every seat. Children may only travel in child seats or other restraints suited to their height and weight.

Everyone wears a seat belt – front and back. A child shorter than 150 cm travels in a child seat suited to their height and weight.

Exception: a child at least 135 cm tall may travel in the back with just the seat belt if a third child seat won’t fit. Don’t fit a rear-facing child seat in the front if the passenger airbag is switched on.

Seat belts are compulsory for all passengers. Children travel in a child seat suited to their height and weight.

Seat belts and child seats are compulsory. Those exempt from wearing a seat belt include pregnant women and people with medical reasons.

The driver and all passengers wear seat belts.

A child under 12 may not travel in the front – exception: a child up to 3 in a child seat. Anyone shorter than 135 cm travels in an approved child seat.

Everyone must wear a seat belt – in the back too. Children shorter than 150 cm travel in a child car seat.

If there are already two child seats in the car, a third child may travel in the back with a regular seat belt.

Seat belts and child seats are mandatory. Only a medical certificate can exempt you from wearing a seat belt.

Everyone must wear a seat belt. Children travel in a child seat until they are taller than 135 cm – as a rule in the back seat.

The driver and all passengers must wear seat belts. Children shorter than 135 cm travel in an EU-approved child seat.

Everyone must wear a seat belt. Children travel in a child seat or on a booster seat until they turn 12 or are taller than 150 cm.

Seat belts are mandatory in the front and back seats. Children travel in a child seat until they are 12 years old or 135 cm tall (whichever comes first). Rear-facing child seat – until the child is 15 months old; if you fit it in the front, switch off the airbag.