"I've always enjoyed driving. I've just got a new warrant for the car," the 94-year-old said yesterday.
"I got an extension on my licence last July for two years. That's if I'm here for that long. Parts of you are all right and other parts are not all right," she mused.
"You've just got to enjoy every day."
Mrs Burr's silver 2003 Hyundai Accent bears her original "AA 12123" Automobile Association bumper badge.
"I'm a veteran AA member. I got my licence just after the war, so I suppose I was in my 30s," she recalled.
"I like the independence of driving. I've got a walking frame, so I'm not very mobile without a car. I'm very fortunate to be able to drive."
However, some drivers get on her nerves. "I don't like drivers who drive too closely behind you. They get right behind you and, if you did stop, there would be an accident," she said.
"I think people are too impatient now. They don't indicate or obey the rules. If people were more courteous, there'd be fewer accidents."
The Chatsford retirement village resident is something of a celebrity for her driving feats.
"There's quite a few here older than me," she said modestly.
"But none of them drive."
According to the latest NZTA figures, up to June 30, there are 12 licensed New Zealand drivers in the 100-plus age group, 4894 drivers in the 90 to 99 age group and 73,128 drivers in the 80 to 89 age group.
The woman believed to have been the oldest licensed driver in the world, 105-year-old Ellen Noy, died in Christchurch last month.
Older drivers are required to renew their licences at 75 and 80, and then every two years after that.
