A 32-year-old man who put his car in reverse every time he wanted to stop allegedly drove his car from Frankston to Kew with no brakes, Victoria Police said.

Police said the Thornbury man collided with three cars on Swan Street, Burnley last Monday at 5.30pm after running several red lights.

"It is alleged the man continued without exchanging details and was apprehended by police a short time later, after he lost control and collided with a power pole in College Avenue, Kew," a Victoria Police spokeswoman said.