NRMA CREP Report – RACV CREP Report

Recently the CREP report was released by the NRMA for 2010. This report is several month overdue and is presented here in summary to get a better idea on one page as the format of the CREP report is difficult to print out.

The Direct link to the CREP report

The Child Restraint Evaluation Program (CREP) gives consumers independent and consistent information on the levels of occupant protection from injury in a crash provided by child restraints and the ease with which they can be used correctly. The program is supported by the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA), the NRMA Motoring & Services and the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV).

The Child Restraint Evaluation Program (CREP) began in 1992 and has gone through several significant changes with the aim of improving the level and clarity of information provided to consumers. The scoring system has been improved, providing a five-star rating system that better reflects the comparative performance beyond that required by the Standard for child restraints sold on the Australian market.

All restraints assessed to the most recent CREP crash protection and ease-of-use protocols have been rescored using this new system. Some star ratings may have changed from the previous brochure because the way the scores are awarded has been revised to better represent the performance of the restraints in simulated front and side impact crashes.