Yes, this is why I bothered to read the story - this sounds like there's a bunch of idiots in charge.
Who exactly would be going to prison here? The car driver who has no idea tha plate has been falsified by the garage?
Also they appear to be targeting people who got replacement plates after losing them in floods - it sounds like this applies to a plate that's not official even though it may have the correct details on the plate.
This sounds very similar to a situation at immigration where if they make a mistake - you, the passport holder is held responsible for it and fined, booted out the country, etc, etc - zero accountability for the person who made the mistake.
It's pathetic.