When is a follow-me car used?
On a recent flight to Berlin-Tegel from Istanbul I noticed that we followed a follow-me car all the way from the runway exit till our bay. The route was a regular Turkish airways scheduled route. The weather was clear, no storms etc. visibility seemed normal and this was a daylight operation (ca. 11 am)
The follow-me car isn't typical is it? Wondering what are the scenarios in which it is adopted. Is it ATC discretion or can the pilot request it too? Are some airports more prone to use one and is Tegel one of those?
Clearly we were't lost or anything as the car was already waiting for us on the runway exit.