Japanese knotweed uncontroled gets you a £20,00 Fine.

If you fail to control Japanese Knotweed you could be fined up to £20,000 and a criminal record for Anti social behavior after the Home Office changed the rules and specifically named the plant. The new rules are targeted at rural areas and allow neighbors to report next door for not controlling the plant.
The cost of eradicating the plant in Britain has been estimated at over 1 Billion Pounds.

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Plymouth Herald http://www.telegraph.co.uk Daily Mail

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