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Pavement parking is illegal within London regardless of road markings I believe but as above elsewhere there need to be parking controls in place to allow tickets to be issued.
Just checked back, I'd pointed out that there were double yellows and got this reply
[i]Unfortunately, if cars are parking on the pavement and there are no yellow lines for civil enforcement it is a police matter. However, the police do not prioritise the obstruction unless it is server such as blocking road access.[/i]
So yeah lines could get you ticketed but sounds like this particular council employee wasn't pushing for anything to happen (or didn't read my original email properly).
Not legally Donk - you can be ticketed for parking on the pavement if it's next to double yellow lines.
"Can" being the operative word. Road markings apply to the road, pavement and verge, but it's down to the local council to enforce so whether or not you're likely to be ticketed is dependent on the whims of the individual council.
I used to live in Ealing in road of semi-detached and terraced housing. A guy who lived virtually opposite bought a brand new car every 2 years...expensive BMWs 5 series etc. But I only very rarely saw him drive it!, he had shopping delivered and could walk to the local shops. I must confess that one day I whilst working at home I saw him drive off. Of course I did the decent thing and moved my car to ensure that his space was saved. I then went out for a couple of hours. Childish I know.