Rear-facing capsule
Newborns and young babies
A capsule holds a baby semi-reclined and facing the back of the car. It is the usual choice for the very first trip home and the months after, until your baby reaches the capsule's height limit.
Capsules · Child seats · Boosters
Taxi with Baby Seat in Sydney, Fitted Before We Arrive
Tell us your child's age and weight when you book. We bring the right capsule, child seat or booster, fit it before pickup and show you the harness before we move off.
A child seat that is already in the car
Bringing a newborn home, flying out of Sydney with a toddler or taking the kids across town to their grandparents: all of it gets harder when you have to lug a car seat around or hope the next cab at the rank has one. When you book a taxi with a baby seat through us, the restraint goes in before the driver sets off to collect you.
It suits the drive home from a maternity ward at the Royal Hospital for Women in Randwick, Westmead or Royal North Shore, an early start for one of our Sydney Airport transfers, or a Saturday of swimming lessons and birthday parties. Larger families can have seats fitted in a maxi cab, and parents juggling a pram and shopping can pair it with our door to door service.
Three types of restraint
Which seat will your child need?
Ages below are only a rough guide. Children grow at different rates, so the seat's own height markers matter more than a birthday.
Convertible child seat
Babies through to preschoolers
Starts rear-facing, then turns to face forward once a child is big enough, with a built-in harness the whole way. One seat covers a long stretch of the early years.
Booster seat
School-age children
Lifts an older child so the adult seatbelt sits across the shoulder and hips, not the neck and tummy. For kids who have outgrown the harness in a forward-facing seat.
Follow the manufacturer's height markers. Child restraints sold in Australia carry shoulder height markers that show when a child fits and when they are ready to move up. Keep children in each type of seat for as long as they fit. If your child is close to a change, tell us their height as well as their age and weight.
How to request a seat
Booking takes a minute
Open the booking form
Go to online booking and tick Baby seat under the extras.
Add each child in Special Instructions
Write the age and approximate weight of every child who needs a seat, for example "capsule, 3 months, 6 kg" and "booster, 6 years".
Or just call us
Ring 02 7265 1227 any time, day or night, and we will take the details over the phone.
We fit the seat before pickup
The restraint is installed before the car leaves to collect you, so there is no fitting on the kerb with a crying baby.
What happens on the day
Small things that make the trip easier
- Seats are cleaned between uses, so the one in your car is ready for your child.
- The seat is fitted before the car arrives, so it is ready when we pull up.
- Your driver shows you the harness and how it adjusts, so you can check the fit yourself before we move off.
- No rushing while you buckle in. Take the time you need at the kerb.
- The pram folds into the boot. If it is a large double pram, mention it when you book so we send enough boot space.
You know your child best. If the harness height or tightness does not look right to you, ask the driver to adjust it before the trip starts.
Child restraint rules in NSW
NSW law sets out which type of restraint children must use at different ages, and taxis have some rules of their own. Those rules are updated from time to time, so rather than repeat them here we suggest reading the current version from the source.
Look up child car seat and restraint rules on the Transport for NSW website before you travel.
Baby seat taxi questions
Use the booking form and tick Baby seat under the extras, then add each child's age and weight in Special Instructions. You can also call us on 02 7265 1227 at any hour.
More options for family travel
Airport TransfersOn-time drop offs and pickups at Sydney Airport T1, T2 and T3.Maxi Cab ServicesRoom for up to 11 passengers and all of their luggage.Door to Door ServicePicked up at your front door, dropped at theirs. No walking to a rank.General TransfersEveryday rides across Sydney, from the school run to a late dinner in the city.
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Travelling with little ones?
Book online with your child's age and weight, or call and we will sort out the right seat.