About 8.30am on Saturday, a man got into a black Mazda that was left by the owner in a Barrier Street car park in Fyshwick with the engine still running, police say.

The owner confronted the man before he drove away with the handbrake still on. The car's rear tyres blew out in Ipswich Street.

The man abandoned the vehicle and drove away in a silver Hyundai iLoad van.

Police ask anyone with information or footage of the incident to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or through its website, referencing the number 651464.