Automotive repair shop's customers are not paying their bills, what can we do to collect? 

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Have you tried to work out payment plans with your customers? With the bad economy, some of your customers probably want to pay but cannot afford to right now. If some agree to payment plans, then you will at lease receive some money. For those who just don't want to even try to pay, your option may be to sue them in court. Perhaps they will cooperate and pay up  rather than go to court and have a judgment against them. But keep in mind that if they have no assets, you may not be able to collect on the judgments.

For the future, do not allow customers to run up such large bills. If they are not paying up, refuse to do any more work for them. It's difficult to collect when the bills pile up.