Controversial Auckland store Bashford Antiques has shut up shop in Auckland's Williamson Ave in favour of moving elsewhere, but its directors are yet to decide where it will reopen.

Recently, the store has gained notoriety for clamping cars that parked outside the store and stinging people with hefty fines to have the wheels released.

In one case an Uber Eats driver was stung with a $350 fee after parking for five minutes in the private Ponsonby car park while picking up an order.

In a video captured by a concerned member of the public, the young man can be heard saying he was only making $5 for the delivery job.

The business quickly received a spate of one-star ratings on Facebook.

The store's director Michael Organ said the decision to move was "incidental to anything else".

The business had been doing well and they had received more support for "standing up" for its rights, Organ said.

They had resorted to having cars clamped after Auckland Towing failed to deter people from parking on the property, he said.

Organ said the sentiment shown on social media was held by a minority and they only wanted to move because Ponsonby was changing.

"Ponsonby is becoming, from our perception, another Newmarket."