These guys have no idea what they are talking about…… just get a coat hanger! Cheap, easy and effective. Get ‘em early, that’s my motto.

They are a popular accessory for parents hoping to keep their children entertained on long car journeys.

But back-seat DVD players could kill a child in a crash at only 18mph, safety tests have shown.

The screens - commonly strapped to the back of front seats and costing a few hundred pounds - can easily fly off in a collision, hitting rear passengers in the head.

The problem relates to the systems bought as accessories - rather those which are built into the back of headrests.

In a simulated collision, the DVD screen was sent hurtling from the front- seat headrest into the head of a crash-test ‘baby’ sitting in a child safety seat in the back.

The test showed mobile phones and satnav systems in holders attached to the dashboard or windscreen could also fly loose, hitting passengers’ legs and feet.

The phone holders, which are fixed to the interior using suction pads, stayed in place but the phones inside were thrown out.

A satnav system in a similar holder remained in place but one attached to an air vent flew through car.

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