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This 15 year old girl, Evelina, isn't breaking any laws when she drives this BMW.

A century-old rule in Sweden says children of 15 or older are allowed to get behind the wheel.

A driving licence isn't required, but the top speed is fixed at just 30 kilometres an hour.

Evelina uses her BMW to drive to school and to get together with friends.

These A-traktors were originally used in the countryside, when there was a lack of spare money.

They were built with any parts that were available.

As the financial situation improved, young Swedes became interested in these homemade vehicles.

And years on, the A-traktors' popularity is growing with teenagers, such as Ronja Löfgren.

Mechanic, Oskar Flyman, runs a garage which constructs A-traktors from normal cars.

Reducing the speed is just one part of the process.

Not everyone's a fan of the A-traktor, particularly as the number of accidents has risen greatly in recent years.

Now the European Commission's demanded a new simple licence to be introduced.

However, since over 50,000 A-traktors travel up and down Sweden's roadways, teenagers aren't about to give up their cars without a fight.

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