A Melbourne man is cooling his heels after being caught driving a motorised esky south-east of Melbourne.

Police from Hastings Highway Patrol pulled over the 29-year-old Rosebud West man as he was driving the 49cc esky along the footpath beside Point Nepean Road just after 5pm.

The offending vehicle.

Police say the driver did not have a licence to drive the esky or any other vehicle.

He was issued with two infringement notices totalling $1476.

The esky was impounded for 30 days under local council laws relating to the use of unregistered recreational vehicles on council land.