The Bristol Virginia City Council agree to allow Taxing Authority Consulting Services to try and collect over a million dollars owed on mobile homes, vehicles, and motorcycles. Because the Richmond firm was able to collect over a million in past-due real estate taxes the council has confidence in this proposition. Residents are offered at least two months to pay up before the collectors start calling and the city can go back five years in to collect past due personal property taxes. Residents can pay now and avoid a 17 percent collection fee later, plus people need to know that the law does allow a city treasurer or a collection agency to garnish wages, place liens on bank accounts or seize vehicles to satisfy unpaid tax bills. Many vehicles listed could have been sold or crushed so residents may be able to supply a bill of sale or other documentation to clear the record. (bg)