Taxis in a Northern Emirate and Wikipedia

According to Wikipedia, as of 2001, all taxis in the Emirate where I'm working were required to install meters. This is true. However, the meters were set at an incredibly low rate, and most taxis refuse to use them.

If the metered fare is €1, the fare for passengers who don't ask in advance will be at least €4. The fare for passengers who demand to know the fare in advance will be a 'mere' €2.

I tried to add this information to Wikipedia.

As was in the news, Wikipedia blocked all of Qatar. Likewise, Wikepedia has blocked most (all???) of the UAE (from changing, not from reading).

So most of us confirmed pedestrians can't get the full story from Wikipedia.