Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders

Series 7

Season 7 · 2025 · 12 episodes

Episodes

1Episode 1The series narrated by Nicky Campbell returns. Sergeant Robert’s follows a car being driven erratically, which then crashes into a shop before the occupants flee.
2Episode 2PC Anderson is called to a collision after a car smashes into a pedestrian crossing. When the driver later appears, he’s carrying a takeaway and stinks of booze!
3Episode 3After suspects flee their car into a house, police are obliged to smash down the front door! And a PC’s intuition is alerted by a flashy car with a young driver.
4Episode 4It's a wild night on Newcastle's roads. PCs Jamie Leslie and Máire Curran stop a teenage drink-driver after a party. In the West End, a driver with no licence, no insurance and cannabis in his system barely reacts when pulled over. In Sunderland, PC Martain Anderson races to a crash involving a motorbike and a car. Dashcam footage may reveal what really happened.
5Episode 5PCs Jamie Leslie and Jan Simsela follow a flatbed truck that's all over the road and goes on to hit a curb, and are amazed when the driver, who is very chatty, admits he has had a few drinks in the cab on the way home. On the A19 PC Tommy Wade stops a VW Golf that's being used by multiple people without insurance. But the driver is less than forthcoming with his details. And at 3am in Gateshead Jamie and Jan chase a speeding motorist on the wrong side of the road and ignoring red lights.
6Episode 6Police follow up reports of an unauthorised car meet. Jamie investigates a stolen transit van, tracking down the driver who's cagey about his details.
7Episode 7Cops seek a car on clone plates that has racked up nearly 600 fines. PC Leslie pulls over a driver in a car that’s not his, with no insurance and no licence.
8Episode 8PC Tommy Wade is forced to ram a car to a stop - but why is the driver so desperate to get away from the cops? And police race to a serious two-car collision.
9Episode 9A cop pursues a vehicle after a report of a cloned car with a balaclava-wearing driver. In Byker, PCs witness what looks like a drug deal through a car window.
10Episode 10Police tackle a drink driver at 8am, an uninsured pizza delivery man, and a reckless driver wanting a selfie despite having no licence or insurance.
11Episode 11PCs chase a cloned car, confront a licence-less driver with drug links, and face off with a dealer over insurance claims. On the A19, units race to catch a wanted man before he flees again.
12Episode 12Northumbria Police face a daily battle with dangerous and illegal motorbike use. In Newcastle, cops pursue - by car and chopper - a group riding off-road.