In an car accident? There's an app for that

Posted Dec 2nd 2009 2:20PM by Tom Johansmeyer
Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), iPhone, Technology

Leave it to the lawyers to build a better mousetrap with an iPhone. In the United Kingdom, solicitors Bott & Co found a new question to which the answer is: "There's an app for that." The Car Accident Assistant is the firm's latest contribution to humanity and is available for download from Apple's (AAPL) iTunes environment. If you're in a car accident, you can use the application to connect to the law firm's 24-hour accident help system.

As the ol' infomercial guys love to say, "But, wait! There's more!"

The Car Accident Assistant can be used to help the afflicted collect information about the accident, including vehicles and location. And, you can even take pictures of the accident and gather info from witnesses. It's like having a lawyer in your phone!

David Bott, the firm's managing partner, said, "The advice a potential claimant gets is free, if they then want to proceed with a claim we will then process the claim and look after the damaged vehicle and even ensure the accident victim can get home." Yeah, there's always a hook, right? Bott positions that hook as "service," saying, "We feel this application gives any accident victim instant comfort that someone is looking after them." He notes that the firm is talking to a number of interested insurance companies, which see the iPhone app "as a valuable customer service application for their policy holders." Nice.

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