What age can a child sit in the front seat of a car with an airbag

[tigerthecat]

anyone help ty

[marcus577]

Where's the safest place for my child to sit?
In the UK it is illegal to put a child under 12 in the front passenger seat without the appropriate child restraint. It is much safer for babies and children under 12 to sit in the back seat using an appropriate method of restraint (child seat or seat belt), according to their age and weight. Only let your child sit in the middle of the back seat (or in the centre seat in a van) if your vehicle has a full seat belt (not just a lap belt). Otherwise the safest spot is behind the driver.

If the front passenger seat has an air bag, under no circumstances place a

[marcus577]

rearward-facing infant car seat in that spot, it is simply not a safe option.

[Toureman]

It's more about size and weight than age.

[karen076]

Never put child in rear-facing car seat in front seat with an active airbag. Airbags are designed to protect adults weighing about 75kg and the impact of a rapidly deployed airbag can suffocate or severely injure a child younger than 12 years old. Children of 12 or over should be restrained with an adult seat belt with the seat moved as far back as possible, if the airbag is active. If a child younger than 12 wants to sit in the front seat of a car, they should use the appropriate child seat and the airbag should be de-activated for that journey.