Motorway Patrol - Episode Guide

High speed street racing, a speeding driver holds back the truth, meet the guy who did a star turn in front of our cameras and a broken down truck reveals more than expected.

An epic roadside domestic, a car gets cooked at Spaghetti Junction, Slipknot fans are caught swerving and there's motorway comedy with Flight of the Swan-chords.

A berserk bike-rider needs restraining, Canadian pedestrians, complete with blessings, ginger beer and a swinging 60's party bus gets busted.

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

There's a caravan catastrophe, boys, beers and fun bladders en route to the Big Day Out, and a driver's skid marks reveal the truth about his "little accident".

Several cars 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

New Season: 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.

When a truckie ignores the rules, he unleashes carnage on the motorway. And a man who looks like a chimney sweep needs police help.

An idiotic pedestrian is lucky to be alive after a stroll down the motorway and a commuter spies another driver doing something he shouldn't.

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.

A driver flees a late night crash scene, a chainsaw wielding biker attracts police attention and one of the weirdest breakdowns you'll see.

When there's a big pile-up on the Southern Motorway, several cars take off from the scene. But can they escape punishment?

Final: Police get way more than they bargain on when they pursue a fleeing driver and meet one of the drunkest men you'll ever see.

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 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.

Tonight, 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.

Tonight, a man walking on the motorway inadvertently leads police straight to a bust and a sheep runs amok.

Tonight, a driver does a runner from the cops — what's he got to hide? Plus a man thinks it's a good idea to hitch a ride with police — until he hears the consequences.

A drunk driver slams cars on Auckland's Harbour Bridge, and Police meet a woman with cracks in her windscreen and cracks in her story.

Twisted metal shuts down the motorway, a drunk driver blasts through a checkpoint, and a police college applicant jeopardises his chances.

Police deal with a hit-and-run and a clueless speeding driver. Plus, there's a bright spark under the chassis of one car - but not behind the wheel.

Lightning strikes twice for one drunk driver, fleeing bikers need a takedown tackle and what's big and bouncy and barreling down the bridge?

Two drunk drivers and an imaginary friend play skittles with road cones! Plus, Police discover a car speeding at night without headlights.

A U-turn in the Waterview Tunnel, an accident waiting to happen and an Uber Eats delivery bicycle on the North Western.

A driver hits a traffic management truck that's lit up like the Las Vegas Strip and a booze-soaked punter waters the lemon tree.

An unconscious motorist bouncing from side-rail to median barrier - and the hero who saves him. Plus, a crash and an unsecured car-seat, but where is the baby?

Hunting down car thieves, the amateur modifications that are puffing carbon monoxide into a driver's face, and who has smashed into the Police motorway base?

She's drunk, she's been driving and she'll do anything to get out of the police car! Plus, after a minor crash, why does a driver end up in the cells?

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, a car abandoned on the motorway is full of stolen gear and a commuter wrecks a $15,000 safety barrier.

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 - and 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 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.

A motorway menace who is six times over the limit, crashing into cars and continuing to drive and Sergeant Andy 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, a trailer ridiculously overloaded with timber wipes out and it's a miracle when a stubborn truckie realises that seatbelts are worth wearing.

A hitch-hiker wanders into motorway lanes, an officer has to read rights in French and a driver gets banged from behind.

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

This time on Motorway Patrol: Motorway tinder, crashing and fighting and memorable mullets.

This time on Motorway Patrol: A cargo of cannabis, the wheels on the bus won't go round an round and the 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 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 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 cascade of tears from a commuter caught on her cellphone, a bovine goes berserk and a relationship hits the skids 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 metal missile is launched on the Harbour Bridge, and there's a fender bender feud.

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.

Tonight, we celebrate Motorway Patrol's 20th birthday with a look back at all the highlights - from crashes and smashes, brawls and drunks, to the many laugh-out-loud moments!

Sit down and brace yourself as we revisit a decade of motorway madness. The ill-advised, the ill-tempered, the ill-conceived and the just plain ill - we look back and ask ourselves, "seriously?!?"

We revisit the classic in this one-hour special. It's a degustation of danger, desperation, drunks and drama, as cameras follow the road users and abusers of Auckland.