By Marcus Oyelaran | June 2026
The Car That Looked Like a Skip
I drive a seven-year-old Volkswagen Touran. It is a good car – reliable, spacious, sensible. It is also, or at least it was until recently, an absolute tip. Between my two kids – Zara, who is seven, and Kofi, who is five – the back seat had become a kind of archaeological dig site. Layers of snack wrappers, rogue crayons, a single wellington boot, three overdue library books, and enough crumbs to feed a small bird colony.
The tablet situation was the worst of it. Both kids wanted screens on longer journeys, but there was nowhere to put the tablets. They would prop them against the seat pocket, they would slide, the kids would argue, someone would drop theirs on the floor, and then I would be navigating the M6 while simultaneously being asked to retrieve an iPad from under the seat.
My wife had been suggesting a back seat organiser for months. Then one particularly chaotic school run – Kofi in tears because his snack had rolled under the seat, Zara's tablet balanced precariously on her knee, me running five minutes late – I pulled over, took out my phone, and ordered one on the spot.
Why the AiQInu
The AiQInu Car Back Seat Organiser ticked every box: waterproof Oxford cloth, 9 compartments, an integrated transparent tablet holder with side openings for charging cables, and a 61 x 42 cm footprint that fits most car seats without modification. It was available at ALTOE and arrived in two days.
Installation: Four Minutes Flat
The straps loop over the headrest and adjust to hold the organiser firmly against the back of the seat. No drilling, no adhesive. I gave it a firm tug once it was on – it did not budge. I loaded it up: Zara's tablet in the transparent holder with her charging cable threaded through the side opening, Kofi's colouring book and pencils in the large lower pocket, snacks in the middle compartments, a small first aid kit in one of the side pockets. Everything had a place. It looked, genuinely, like a grown adult's car.
The First Journey: A Different Car
The next morning was the school run. Zara got in, saw her tablet already in the holder at the right height, and just put her seatbelt on. No fussing. Kofi found his snack in the compartment where I had put it the night before and ate it without incident. I drove to school in something approaching silence. I am not exaggerating when I say it felt like a different car.
Four Months Later
We have done two long motorway trips and four months of daily school runs. The Oxford cloth has been wiped down more times than I can count – juice, yoghurt, a mysterious green substance I chose not to investigate – and it still looks new. The stitching is holding. The straps have not loosened. The car itself is noticeably cleaner, not because the kids have changed their habits, but because everything has a designated place to go.
My wife, who suggested this months before I got around to it, has been gracious enough not to say I told you so more than a handful of times.
The Verdict
If you have children and a car, buy this. It is well made, does exactly what it says, and has made every journey noticeably more pleasant. The tablet holder alone is worth the price of admission. I have since recommended it to three other parents at the school gate. Two have already bought one. The third is still putting it off. I recognise that person. I used to be that person.
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Marcus Oyelaran is a project manager, amateur cyclist, and father of two based in Birmingham. He drives a Touran, owns too many cable ties, and is slowly winning the war against car clutter.
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