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Is It Ever Okay To Leave Your Baby Alone In A Car?

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In the latest instalment of The Internet, people are very angry after one Mumsnet contributor found a six month year old baby alone in a car.

User RosieandJim89 said that her husband had discovered the child while he was out shopping and informed a store manager, who called the police. She asked: ‘why are people still doing this?’

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At first, the overall reaction was outrage. One user pinkieandperkie recalled witnessing one child she’d seen who ‘managed to let the hand brake off’ when alone in a car for two minutes, while ThumbWitchesAbroad said ‘it’s ridiculous how hot the inside of cars get in even moderate sun.’

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But soon the discussion developed further: Is it ever acceptable to leave your baby in a car?

Leaving children to get petrol - if they are still in eyesight - is usually considered as fine, user WellErrr pointed out.

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And what if you take other precautions?

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As user Lucked also said, since we’re not exactly blessed with scorching heat here in the UK: ‘are we really saying a baby was going to expire/overheat today?’

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What do you think? Is it ever acceptable to leave your baby alone in a car? Tweet us at @YahooStyleUK.

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