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 booking system for private hire and contract work. The software offers secure handling of bookings, easy and efficient allocation of vehicles and drivers, client confirmations,

driver work tickets, invoicing, email integration, payments and statements. The system not only makes it all effortless, but also presents a reassuringly professional image to clients.

Our Tour Booking System is a reservation system for extended tours and day excursions. The software guides the user through the booking one step at a time dealing with seat allocation, accommodation

choice, pick-up point selection and insurance options. TBS provides real-time payment processing and automatic emailing of invoices. There are extensive operational and financial reporting facilities.

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

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

Distinctive Systems

  • Industry leading supplier
  • Long established company
  • State-of-the-art software range
  • Large client base

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
Coach manager software

About Distinctive Systems

Distinctive Systems is an independent software vendor specialising in the development of products for coach and bus companies. Established for nearly 30 years we have supplied hundreds of systems to operators throughout the World.

Our range of software is comprehensive and includes systems for managing coach based private hires, regular contract work, community transport operations, extended tours, day excursions, express services and vehicle maintenance. All our systems are Windows based and have been developed using Microsoft SQL Server. Read More

Latest News

Subscription Editions From £75 per Month

Distinctive Systems is delighted to announce that we have now developed Subscription Editions of all three of our systems. Coach Manager SE and VMS SE…

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Euro Bus Expo 2010

Following on from the success of the 2008 exhibition, Euro Bus Expo 2010 will take place in Hall 5 at Birmingham's

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New Client Forum Launched

Our new online client forum provides a great resource for Distinctive Systems to announce future enhancements to our software products. It allows clients to comment on what…

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Our Clients Say

"Epsom Coaches has long been a client of Distinctive Systems, for a very good reason, they provide the heart of our administrative systems, for coach hire, tours and fleet management. The products have evolved over the years to take account of the industry’s changing needs, but importantly are tailored to suit our operation. The team at Distinctive is all knowledgeable and knows our business from an operator’s perspective, a unique advantage and just one reason why I have no hesitation in recommending them to any business that wants to have the best, Distinctive Systems is the benchmark."
Steve Whiteway – Commercial Director – Epsom Coaches Group

"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’ 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.

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