Three people have been arrested after a stolen station wagon attempted to ram a police car at Mornington, south of Melbourne.

Police said they tried to pull over the car with stolen number plates at a service station on Mornington-Tyabb Road just before 2:30am.

The driver attempted to ram the police vehicle but was unsuccessful and drove off.

Police followed the car to Frankston-Dandenong Road, where a man and a woman, both aged in their 20s, took off on foot.

Several police units, including the dog squad, pursued the pair, who were arrested at 3:20am near Seaford's Belvedere Reserve.

The driver of the car, another man aged in his 20s, continued to Parkdale, where he was arrested about 3:00am.

The three people will be interviewed over a number of theft and traffic offences.

Police urged anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.