To help young people with the capabilities Driver Safety Australia has teamed up with Supercheap Auto Mount Isa to launch Check It, to raise awareness among younger drivers around the importance of regular vehicle safety checks. 

Check It will offer locals free in-store training at their Mount Isa Supercheap Auto on the national day of action Saturday March 30.

Those unable to attend also have the opportunity to learn other vehicle checks through a series of online tutorials.

New data from Driver Safety Australia and Supercheap Auto has shown 46% of Queenslanders aged 25 and under are driving a vehicle that is more than a decade old.

Despite this, three in five of the state's drivers are guilty of not undertaking any regular checks on their car - either leaving it to someone else or naively believing a warning light would alert them to any safety issue.

Alarmingly, the research also showed that 50 per cent of Queensland drivers aged 25 and under have knowingly driven on a car that had a safety issue at the time.

However, the research also highlighted opportunities for improvement, showing that it wasn't solely an attitude problem - rather a lack of skills and knowledge that proved to be the biggest safety barrier.

For more information on the national Check It program or to access the free online tutorials, visit www.supercheapauto.com.au/checkit