Further, once a vehicle is lawfully stopped, the officer is allowed to ask for the driver's consent to search the car. White v. State of Ga., 258 Ga. App. 700, 702 (2) ( 574 SE2d 892) (2002). No additional probable cause or articulable suspicion [is] required to simply ask the question.
The request to search came immediately upon Deputy Rownd's return to Hampton of his license and insurance card and did not extend the detention. See State v. Benjamin, 266 Ga. App. 205, 206 (2) ( 596 SE2d 623) (2004); Evans v. State, 262 Ga. App. 712, 715 (1) (a) ( 586 SE2d 400) (2003); White v. State of Ga., 258 Ga. App. 700, 702 (2) ( 574 SE2d 892) (2002) (physical precedent only); Navicky v. State, supra. 2.