Distinctive Systems is the UK’s leading supplier of software to the coaching industry. Established for nearly 30 years, we have over 600 operators using one or more of our latest Microsoft SQL Server

based systems. Our main systems are our Coach Manager Private Hire and Contract Booking System, our Tour Booking System and our VOSA approved Vehicle Maintenance System.

Coach Manager is a start to finish solution for the management of private hire and contract work specially designed for coach, minibus and chauffeur operators. The software offers secure handling

of bookings, easy and efficient allocation of vehicles and drivers, client confirmations, driver work tickets, invoicing and a built-in sales ledger with extensive financial reporting facilities.

Our Tour Booking System is a complete management solution for individual passenger reservations on extended tours, day excursions and express services. In addition to being a powerful back office system,

TBS incorporates a fully automated data driven website for handling online reservations from travel agents and direct clients, with real-time payment processing and automatic emailing of invoices.

Our Vehicle Maintenance System is a workshop management package specially designed for coach, bus and truck operators. Approved by VOSA, the software provides defect reporting, statutory inspection

planning, scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities, job cards and history recording. VMS streamlines the whole process and will help ensure records always meet the required standard.

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Distinctive Systems

Industry leading supplier
Long established company
Large client base
Microsoft SQL Server based

Coach Manager

Private hires and contracts
Client confirmations and invoices
Vehicle and driver scheduling
Driver work tickets

Tour Booking System

Extended tours and day excursions
Data driven website
Back office and online bookings
Automatic emailing of invoices

Vehicle Maintenance System

Workshop management
Statutory inspection planning
Defect reporting
Maintenance activity management

Software systems for coach based private hire and contract bookings, tours, day excursions and vehicle maintenance.

Major New Coach Manager Enhancements Released

Distinctive Systems is pleased to announce the release of a major new version of our Coach Manager private hire and contract booking system incorporating the most significant enhancements to be added to the system since launch.

Topping the enhancement list is the introduction of a new Gross Payroll module. The module has been eagerly anticipated by clients since we introduced new functionality for gathering vehicle and driver actual mileages and duty times just over a year ago. Intended to form the basis of our planned payroll functionality from the outset; the finished result provides operators with a totally new and highly efficient tool for managing their payroll.

Our Clients Say

"The Coach Manager software by Distinctive Systems is essential to run Dorgan’s Group Vehicles. We also use VMS to manage our own current fleet of 30 vehicles as well as 164 other vehicles which we look after for our Maintenance Management customers. Distinctive Systems software is probably the best available to the coach industry worldwide."

Stephen Millar – Managing Director – Dorgan’s Group (Dublin & Newry)

"We have been using Distinctive Systems VMS for 3 years and have found a dramatic improvement in our ability to capture parts and labour costs. The system further provides us with an accurate prediction of when scheduled maintenance is required and ensures compliance to our regulatory authority."

Phil Stonestreet - Stone Street’s Coaches

“We have been using Distinctive Systems’ products for over 14 years, starting with Coach Manager and subsequently adding both VMS and TBS. The products have been fundamental to the growth and development of the services we offer our clients and now form the backbone of our business.”

Danny Elford - Commercial Director - The Kings Ferry Ltd

Latest News

Coach Manager Gross Payroll

Distinctive Systems is pleased to announce the release of a major new version of our Coach Manager private hire and contract booking system incorporating…

Latest Brochure

Our latest brochure, incorporating details of our new rental option, is now available online. It includes overviews, key features and screenshots of Coach Manager,…