A video has emerged that appears to show two hapless robbers botching a getaway on a moped after trying to steal cigarettes from an Eltham convienence store.

The footage, posted on Facebook by a staff member at Best One in Newmarket Green, shows a hooded man waiting outside on a moped before his alleged accomplice exits the shop and drops a bag.

He then attempts to start the bike before giving up and wheeling it away. 

CCTV footage from the shop also appears to show a man inside the shop grabbing cigarettes from behind the counter and shoving them in a bag.

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police confirmed police in Greenwich borough are investigating allegations of a robbery at the address.

Police were called at 7.12am on Friday, March 24.

There were no injuries reported in the robbery and no arrests have been made.

Inquiries are ongoing.