Joie i-Spin XL

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Last updated: May 31, 2026

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Reddit IconScratchy-cat
7 months ago

There's different regulations in the UK for car seats so most/all American seats might not fit. Depending on the area of the UK you are planning to visit you might find public transport is a better option than renting a car and definitely a safer option than renting car seats that you can't guarantee haven't been thrown about and damaged. If you are planning on coming back then you could buy 2 inexpensive seats to use next time there is a joie seat that's both HBB and 5 point harness forward facing to 18kg (the weight limit is the only limit and must not be passed) they are around £40/$52 a seat

Reddit IconDoItForTheTea
4 months ago

we have the XL version and it kept my 2yo completely safe (read facing) when the car went head first into a tree and totalled so i trust it! however, for OP, i would not want to be moving it from car to car every few days 

4 months ago

hold two pieces together but they fit really well and i think are magnetic. I've never had any issues clipping them in at all if that helps

Reddit Iconalrightla
9 months ago

The Besafe Stretch is excellent for extended rear facing. The Joie ispin is great and very handy but only goes up to 18kg

Reddit IconOtherwiseCellist3819
7 months ago

We swapped to the joie ispin when baba was about 4 weeks old. (The bucket seat we got with our travel system just wasn't doing it for me) I love it. Installed correctly, its completely stable, my boy is 1 now and 99th centile. I cant imagine having to wrangle him into a car seat that doesnt have the spin feature

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