An 83-year-old man was robbed of his credit cards and driver's license.

Police went to the man's home in Pembroke on Thursday night and spoke with the victim who said he had driven his car into a garage and as he closed the garage door, he was approached from behind by a man wh grabbed hold of him and took a card holder containing his driver's license and various credit cards.

The suspect is described as a brown skinned male, approximately five feet, eight inches tall, wearing a dark coloured nylon jacket and a black 'Nolan' helmet with a dark coloured visor riding a light coloured motorcycle.

Anyone with information on the incident should contact the Hamilton Criminal Investigation Unit on 295 0011.