Every season of Motorway Patrol ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Motorway Patrol!

Tonight on Motorway Patrol, a home invasion suspect is brought to heel, a shocking attitude to safety on the road and a pathetic complaint from a dodgy driver.

3 Spikes

Tonight on Motorway Patrol, mayhem is caused with some modified cars, a language barrier complicates the logistics of Police business and an unusual personalised plate.

Triple Pink

Tonight on Motorway Patrol, a fast car prepares to make the jump into hyper-space, while for another driver, the pace is glacial. Also a man on his way to a Steely Dan concert ends up seeing The Police instead.

Caught For Court

Tonight on Motorway Patrol, a berserk bike-rider needs restraining, Canadian pedestrians complete with blessings and gingerbeer and a swinging 60’s party bus gets busted.

Cycling Frenzy

Tonight on Motorway Patrol, a serious crash involving a signal truck and a drunk driver, a sweet-talking Russian cyclist who’s lost her way and  Granny finds out that driving in first gear will eventually make your car burst into flames.

Attenuator Crash

Tonight on Motorway Patrol, there's a caravan catastrophe, boys, beers and full bladders en route to the Big Day Out. Then, a driver's skid marks reveal the truth about his "little accident".

Caravan Roll

Tonight on Motorway Patrol, several cars are smashed-up on the Southern and there's a bourbon 'n' coke bonanza. Meanwhile, two other motorists may have been using their can for cannabis.

A Smashing Night

Tonight on Motorway Patrol, two mates mistake the motorway for a playstation game, an "Olden Holden" gets searched for firearms, and it takes three patrol cars to get a drunk truckie off the road.

Red Racer

A car gets incinerated on the Harbour Bridge, a roadside tree gets some impromptu tree surgery, and an illegal number plate stands in the way of a groom and his wedding.

Car Fire

Tonight on Motorway Patrol, two drag racing motorcyclists are stopped in their tracks, a date goes sour for one belt-less romeo, there’s a lucky escape in a Ute vs Truck incident and someone’s forgotten to merge like a zip.

Private Racetrack

Tonight on Motorway Patrol, the wheels fall off for one unlucky motorist, another one takes out the spotlight, there's a tomato avalanche and a drunken 'shuffler' proves NZ has no talent.

A Big Hit

Episode 1

A man running from police ends up in a ditch, there's some very ropey trailer DIY, and three men in a pulsating bongo van cause problems.

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Episode 9

A scary Halloween skid leaves two women trapped, and everything's expired for an unlucky driver.

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Tonight on Motorway Patrol, lives could be on the line when a runaway vehicle charges straight at police. And a man so drunk, he can't remember his address.

Two heroes stop a drunk driver but the fallout has to be seen to be believed. And why does a well-dressed young woman get escorted by police to a work do?

Dramatic scenes unfold as a car catches fire; a Kiwi stag night ditches the Aussie brother-in-law to be; and a car crash leads to some unusual behaviour on the side of the motorway.

A sniper attack on the motorway puts police on full alert; and a man tries to run from police on foot but reckons without nature interfering.

An angry woman breaks the law but demands police help; a dim car thief gets caught on camera; and there’s the strangest of incidents involving a drive shaft and 11 cars.

Tonight, two elderly pedestrians take a wrong turn and dice with death, a taxi driver dumps his passengers on the motorway and police track a car filled with suspected crims.

Tonight, a frightening case of road rage unfolds as a drunk man attacks another car with an axe and our cameras are there as a truck takes out a car in spectacular fashion.

Tonight, a domestic ends in a car crash - but the fight keeps going and a belligerent drunk takes on the cops.

Tonight, a regular speeder gets way more than he bargains on, a van and car collide at high speed and a drunk man talking nonsense thinks it's a good idea to go to another city on foot.

Tonight, police call on multiple units and the Eagle helicopter as they hunt a stolen Subaru and a cyclist can't quite comprehend why he can't bike along the motorway.

A runaway driver clocks huge speeds as he flees from police, a motorcyclist goes head first through a car window and a man suffers an asthma attack - or does he?

Tonight, when a truck crashes the driver tries to lie his way out of trouble. But what he doesn't know is that cameras have caught it all - and now he's in big trouble.

A young couple are lucky to be alive after a tangle with a truck, police catch two committed marijuana enthusiasts and a woman blatantly breaks the law in front of the cops – but that’s not the end of her troubles

Woolly wanderers meet the traffic head on, a man tries to ride an electric scooter over the Harbour Bridge, and there's a malfunction at Spaghetti Junction.

Police deal with a boot-load of stolen saws, a drunk driving menace in morning commuter traffic, and someone speeding with weed.

One driver blames his crash on ghosts and mythical animals, another gets hysterical when given a ticket, and a third is drunk and riding a scooter on the motorway at 3am.

Someone breaks the speed limit to get to a hot date; after $1500 in seatbelt infringements one driver still won't belt up; and there's some roadside cow-wrangling.

Hitchhikers discover their ride is harbouring secrets, and an aggressive driver rips his steering wheel apart.

A bike rider slides under a truck, girl racers hit the asphalt in their modified rides, and what is a balaclava-wearing knife-wielding man doing beside the motorway?

A speedster rides up the barrier and rampages through the bushes, and a car abandoned on the motorway is full of stolen gear.

There are two hit-and-runs in the same night by the same guy, and we meet the series' drunkest driver ever.

The motorway gets shut down to rescue horses from a crashed horse-float. Plus, one guy was supposed to be the sober driver - but did he stay sober?

A passenger hopes for a smash hit... for her rap, GPS distraction causes a crash, and police discover fake rego labels made with sticky tape.

Sergeant Andy Meale helps a woman suffering an anxiety attack, and there's a two-car collision involving a police vehicle.

A biker thinks he's bulletproof - he's got the vest to prove it. Constable Roya Shields finds a missing person, and a drunk challenges an officer to a fight.

A child is caught driving at 12 years old, a scrub fire by the motorway causes chaos, and senior constables Errol and Sheryll stop a drunk driver who's back to old tricks.

A drunk driver has a bad attitude and cops chase stolen shampoo.

Someone is on the run from the petrol pump, a kitten rescued from the fast lane lashes out at Constable Mike, and a motorway walker gets feisty with Sergeant Jonathan.

Constable Heath Turner encounters a gnarly crash wreck, a booze thief has a flash of conscience, and a new employee forgets to gas up on his first-day commute.

Police deal with a motorway menace who is six times over the limit, crashing into cars and continuing to drive. Plus, Sergeant Andy Meale diffuses a 30-year-old bomb.

Emergency services race to save a driver in cardiac arrest, a drunk driver races to his date, and a tired motorist isn't going anywhere fast when she blacks out at the wheel.

A motorcyclist's world is turned upside down in the Victoria Park Tunnel, truckies are taking risks and paying the price, and a motorway wanderer tells of the time he got trespassed.

One speeder won't stop and the next won't give over his details. Plus, it's a Christmas miracle when Senior Constable Hartnell convinces a stubborn truckie that seatbelts are worth wearing.

A hitch-hiker wanders into motorway lanes, and an officer has to read rights in French.

A Christmas party sends a jolly driver over the limit, and a relationship gets wrangled on the roadside.

This episode features motorway tinder, crashing and fighting, and memorable mullets.

There's a cargo of cannabis, the wheels on the bus won't go round and round, and cars go bump in the night.

A breakdown leads to some dodgy towing plans, hot dogs fry on the roadside, and there's lots of crashing.

This time on Motorway Patrol: kitten rescues, 17 and doing 177, and a hot ride which ends in flames.

A driver gets sleepy and goes bush, another forgets to check his nuts, and police meet a stoned slurpee sipper.

When the motorway gets backed up one driver offroads it, and a mini Mitzi meets a maxi truck in a hit and run.

A good samaritan helps out at a crash and ends up regretting it, and bikers are behaving badly lane-splitting and paying the price.

Bad friends lead to bad ideas, an exploding pie pile-up, and two suspended drivers in one car is two too many.

A metal missile is launched on the Harbour Bridge, the motorway is heaving with concert-goers while one heaves his lunch; and there’s a fender bender feud.

A Christmas party sends a jolly driver over the limit, and a relationship gets wrangled on the roadside

Mind the gap! An inexperienced driver makes a disastrous lane change; a laptop left on the rooftop causes grief for a sole trader; and there’s sparks when a car thief hits the spikes and doesn’t stop.

A nose-to-tail with a nose and tail in the boot; and a driver pretends to be his brother to save himself.

So many bicycles loaded onto one small car; a sulky speeder who’s forgotten how to breathe; and safely moving an anxious horse in a broken down float.

A driver having sweet P dreams on the offramp creates a roadblock; another escapes the flames of a vehicle flare-up; and an amphibious boat blows a tyre in rush-hour.

A motorway cyclist says he’s riding 170 kilometres on his BMX with no gears; a swerving sportsman has downed some brews after training; and an intriguing modified bike that carries a wheelchair.

A diabetic emergency causes a crash; a drugged man takes a snooze by the motorway; and a drunk woman decides to pee in full view.

A breakdown blocks the fast lane and a second car crashes into it; motorists mouth off; and a witness mysteriously emerges from the roadside shrubbery.

Officers are used to canines, felines, and bovines, but now there’s a panda on the motorway; a man makes a mad dash to retrieve a mattress; and a mound of melons strains the suspension.

Observational documentary following the daily lives of police officers patrolling the motorways in and around Auckland, New Zealand's largest urban area.

The Best Seasons of Motorway Patrol

The Best Seasons of Motorway Patrol

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 16

Season 17

Season 18

Season 19

Season 20

Season 21

Season 22