''Highway Patrol'' is an Australian

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series screened on the

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, which premiered on 21 September 2009. ''Highway Patrol'' follows members of the

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(formerly the Traffic Management Unit) as they intercept traffic and other criminal offenders on roads in

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Synopsis

The program follows police involved in attending major road accidents, high-speed police chases, confronting drunk drivers as well as issuing lesser penalty notices to drivers for a variety of traffic offences. Each episode follows the progress of a select few incidents involving various officers, from the first encounter by the officers through to the officers leaving the scene, with the exception that occasionally the officers will escort a driver back to a police station for the purpose of a breath or blood sample. Fines, court convictions and demerit points issued in relation to each incident are shown in a voiced-over addendum at the end. ''Highway Patrol'' is produced by

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, makers of

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's '' Motorway Patrol'' with the co-operation of Victoria Police, and airs in Australia on the

. Domestically, repeated episodes air on sister channels 7two and

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as well as syndicated on

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channel FOX8. Internationally, the program is screened in New Zealand on TV2, Denmark on Canal 9, Norway on Canal 9 and the United Kingdom on

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and Pick.

Production

The first season of ''Highway Patrol'' went to air in September 2009. A second season was announced by Channel Seven on 18 November 2009 which premiered 2 February 2010. A seventh season of ''Highway Patrol'' was announced on the show's official website on 13 July 2014. On 9 December 2014, Victoria Police announced on their official Facebook page that season eight had started filming and would air sometime in 2016. On 15 December 2014, series producer Mary Durham announced that season 7 would consist of 10 episodes and would air sometime in 2015. In October 2015, Greenstone TV confirmed that season 8 was in

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. In March 2016, it was announced that season 9 had started filming to air in 2017. In July 2018, Channel 7 released their first promotion for season 10 to begin airing from Wednesday 1 August 2018. In November 2019, Greenstone TV announced that the final two episodes of series 11 will most likely air in 2020 and filming for the 12th season will start filming mid year. On 18 November Greenstone TV also launched an official ''Highway Patrol''

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Episodes

References

External links

Seven Network Official Site

Greenstone TV

Victoria Police
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