How to travel with a toddler in a cab/taxi?

Hey mamas! I live in Ontario and I'll need to travel with my toddler in a cab/taxi. I've checked Uber and they don't really have cars with car seats. My car is not available and taking the public transport is not possible. What should I do?

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Get a car seat or borrow one use it in the Uber or checker or whatever you use.

Or take your car seat from your car and use it in the cab..

Although it’s legal it’s not very safe to go without. Accidents can happen anywhere. There’s lots of lighter travel seats that fit in many vehicles. Highly suggest looking at SEATS for kids discussion page on fb to ask CPST’s (or search with the search bar) what the best option is. There’s some Cosco ones and evenflo that are lightweight but it’s going to depend on your child’s height and weight and age.

Thanks for responding. My car seat is super bulky to carry it with me. Ill have to check if I can borrow, everyone I know are using theirs. ☹️

Okay will check private taxis near me, thanks!

That’s your best option unfortunately unless it’s just a booster seat and you usually get those on sale at toys r us (not 5point harness) for like 12$

Travelling in any vehicle without the proper safety measures is extremely risky. Bring your own car seat that fits your child properly and has the harness height adjusted accordingly already. Learn how to install it properly- with a little practice it will only take a few minutes to install.
Legal or not, why wouldn’t you want your young child in a car seat?

https://linkalaw.ca/travelling-safely-with-child/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Ministry%20of,need%20to%20provide%20car%20seats.

You have little to no information but your child needs to be in a 5 point harness until age 4 and at least 4O lbs. If they don’t meet those requirements, you’ll have to bring a car seat. Some private companies have seats on request but they likely aren’t that safe either as you have no idea how they’ve been handled or if they’ve been in any sort of collision before. If your car isn’t available, rent one and install your own seat. We just flew to Toronto and brought our car seat on the plane, rented a car and installed it so that my daughter was always transported safety.

Now you can even request Ubers with car seats!

hey, I can't find the option. I thought it was not available in Canada? Have you tried it?

Yes I checked it and realized its for older toddlers, mine is 1.5 years old. I'm also looking for cheaper and portable car seats.

Use beck taxi. They have an app and everything. You can travel without car seat with a baby on beck taxi

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