The robber, towards the top right of this CCTV image, points an imitation firearm at Rhys Morgan A taxi driver has told how he was robbed with an imitation firearm while helping a teenager who said he was being chased.
Rhys Morgan, who runs Windsor Cars, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, agreed to help him in the early hours of Sunday.
He was about to give him a lift when he was threatened by two men with a baseball bat and what South Wales Police said was an imitation gun.
Police are investigating, and Mr Morgan has given them CCTV of the incident.
Officers were called to the scene after the incident at about 0230 GMT on Sunday.
Rhys Morgan Windsor Cars, Penarth“It was quite shocking... it's a rough world”
Mr Morgan described as "chilling" the way the offenders approached the car on Albert Road.
One of them was in his blind spot as the other confronted him through the passenger's window.
"It was quite shocking," said Mr Morgan, who said the fake gun was pointed at his face throughout the incident.
"It's a rough world."
He said the offenders demanded money before escaping.
Mr Morgan then alerted police and armed officers arrived on the scene.
"The police took it very seriously," he said. "I have every confidence they will catch them," said Mr Morgan.
Police confirmed they were investigating the robbery.
In a statement, they said: "Two males approached a taxi on Albert Road in Penarth, armed with a baseball bat and an imitation firearm.
"They made off with the cash from the taxi."
Police will issue details later of their appeal for information.
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