Any old promotor drivers around

Suedehead:
Apologies if I have put this in the wrong thread but I was looking on Topruns forum and the latest batch of excellent pics are of, mainly Friderici lorries on the Me/Pakistan run. One of the pics, shows a driver stood next to a Kenworth with no headlights or fog lights and the caption says he has removed them to avoid problems with Saudi customs.
Whats that all about ?

I think it was about new-fangled halogen headlamps on European trucks dazzling the Saudi King or one his princes, so Saudi customs were told to takes a hammer to them. Drivers removed any fogs and spots that fell into the category. Someone will be able to flesh out the story. Robert