Parking on the kerb
Discussion
Round said:
I think parking on kerb is illegal in London and in areas where it's signposted. Everywhere else is perfectly legal as long as you aren't causing an obstruction.
Yes - illegal in London, as I know after putting 2 wheels on the kerb for about 1 minute to look at the A-Z a few years ago, got secretly zapped by a passing CCTV, thanks Ealing Council 
s.In response to the OP's two questions, here's my take on things:
1) Regarding damage to the car, it's going to cause slight wear to suspension and tyres leaving a car at an angle like that, but by most people's meaning of the word, calling it 'damage' might be over-stating things. Of greater concern would be the potential damage to the car in getting up there in the first place; unless there's a convenient ramp section of pavement to drive on and off via, wheels can easily be damaged and alignment knocked off too (depending on speed of course) by mounting a kerb. You can also suffer damage to bodywork parking on the pavement with some cars. Personally I would never do it out of respect for my car.
2) Regarding how acceptable it is to park on a pavement, that depends on whether the car is causing an obstruction to a pedestrian right of way, which is quite often the case, especially if one considers the width of a wheelchair or a double or even triple width pushchair. In my personal opinion at least, it's completely unacceptable to force a parent to take to the road with their baby in a pushchair when there would otherwise be a safe pavement for them to walk on. This second point obviously depends on the width of the pavement in question.
1) Regarding damage to the car, it's going to cause slight wear to suspension and tyres leaving a car at an angle like that, but by most people's meaning of the word, calling it 'damage' might be over-stating things. Of greater concern would be the potential damage to the car in getting up there in the first place; unless there's a convenient ramp section of pavement to drive on and off via, wheels can easily be damaged and alignment knocked off too (depending on speed of course) by mounting a kerb. You can also suffer damage to bodywork parking on the pavement with some cars. Personally I would never do it out of respect for my car.
2) Regarding how acceptable it is to park on a pavement, that depends on whether the car is causing an obstruction to a pedestrian right of way, which is quite often the case, especially if one considers the width of a wheelchair or a double or even triple width pushchair. In my personal opinion at least, it's completely unacceptable to force a parent to take to the road with their baby in a pushchair when there would otherwise be a safe pavement for them to walk on. This second point obviously depends on the width of the pavement in question.
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