she is 98 and still driving

She's almost as old as the automobile itself, but Elza Ronis has no plans to give up driving any time soon.

While the stress of battling Sydney traffic can take years off a normal driver's life, Mrs Ronis - aged 98-and-a-half - says it invigorates her.

'I feel more at home behind the wheel than I do walking down the street. I feel elated when I start my car. I really feel that I'm in control of everything," the Baulkham Hills grandmother said.

Mrs Ronis has been driving since 1949 and is proud she's still on the road, so when another newspaper crowned a 96-year-old Griffith man as NSW's oldest driver, she wrote to The Sunday Telegraph to set the record straight.

She zips around town in her Mazda 121, regularly driving to the Blue Mountains and Nowra to visit family and to the Latvian Club in Strathfield for a night out with friends.

"Distances don't worry me," Mrs Ronis said.

"My car is automatic, air-conditioned with the seating arranged for best possible comfort.

"I have a cushion on my seat and I have a back rest.

It all helps."

She looks forward to her next driving test in March - her 99th birthday - and thinks she will pass with flying colors.

"I believe older drivers should go for driving tests and keep unrestricted licences - that would maintain their independence and well-being," she said.

"To pass the tests all you need is your own determination to succeed and then just concentrate on the driving itself."