A Plaxton President-bodied Dennis Trident 2 owned by Lothian Buses. Lothian Buses Plc is the largest municipal bus company in the United Kingdom and the largest provider of Bus services in Edinburgh,

The Plaxton President is a double-decker bus body originally built by Plaxton of the United Kingdom, it was unveiled in 1997 and built between 1999 and 2005. A double-decker bus is a Bus that has two levels While double-decker long-distance coaches are in widespread use around the world double-decker city buses are Plaxton is a builder of Bus and coach vehicle bodies based in Scarborough, England. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. When Plaxton became part of TransBus International, the body was sold under the TransBus name; then becoming the Alexander Dennis President. Alexander Dennis Limited (formerly known as TransBus International) is the largest bus builder in the United Kingdom and one of the largest in the world Alexander Dennis Limited (formerly known as TransBus International) is the largest bus builder in the United Kingdom and one of the largest in the world The President was built on the Dennis/TransBus Trident, the DAF DB250 and the Volvo B7TL chassis. For 3-axle longitudinal-engine Dennis Trident built for export see Dennis Trident 3 / Dennis Trident E500. DAF DB250 open top busjpg|thumb|right|250px|A DAF DB250 double decker bus with Northern Counties Palatine II bodywork new to Metrobus in 1995 converted to an Volvo B7TL is a Low-floor Double-decker bus which was launched in 1999 and replaced the 2-axle version of Volvo Olympian (its 3-axle version

The body was designed to compete with the Alexander ALX400 body, and had neat rectangular front headlights below a large front windscreen. The Alexander ALX400 (later known as the TransBus ALX400 and the Alexander Dennis ALX400) is a 2-axle double-decker bus body built by Walter Alexander Coachbuilders From the side, it can be easily recognised by the different depths of windows on the lower deck; however, this is less apparent with newer bonded-glazed models. Seating varied according to the chassis and specification. TfL models were typically built with 41 seats upstairs, and 23 downstairs, with a centre exit door. Transport for London ( TfL) is the local government body responsible for most aspects of the Transport system in Greater London in England. Early TfL versions also had the staircase moved to the centre of the bus, although this was later changed to the standard position of just behind the driver.

There is an enormous fleet of buses serving London, UK, with the result that if one bus was popular, they were built in big numbers. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. London Central/General have 469 President-bodied buses, numbered PVL1-419/PDL1-50. London Central is owned by Go-Ahead Group and is one of many operators of London Buses. London General is a modern bus operating company It is now owned by the Go-Ahead Group and operates buses under contract to London Buses. Metroline have their TP, TPL, VP and VPL classes, all President-bodied, which number in excess of 550. Wiki enviro 400 metrolinepng|thumb|right|300px|A Metroline Enviro400]] Metroline, owned by ComfortDelGro Corporation of Singapore, is one of many companies Arriva London North and London Sovereign have a batch on DAF chassis, unusual given the numbers of Volvos and Tridents with President bodies. Arriva London is a division of Arriva. It operates bus services in London, England. Transdev London is one of many operators of London Buses and is owned by the Transdev Group of France, an international transport group who operate VDL Bus International is a Netherlands -based bus builder which originated from the bus-building business of DAF. Outside London the Presidents are somewhat less common, however several operators have large fleets including Stagecoach although some of these were converted from order for the ALX400 because the Presidents could be delivered quicker. Stagecoach Group plc ( is a leading international transport group operating Bus, Train, Tram, express coach and Ferry operations Apart from this Lothian Buses have a large fleet on the Dennis Trident chassis and Travel West Midlands has a fleet of 102 all based on the Volvo B7TL chassis. Lothian Buses Plc is the largest municipal bus company in the United Kingdom and the largest provider of Bus services in Edinburgh, National Express West Midlands is the current trading and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd (part of the National Express Group) a company which operates Volvo B7TL is a Low-floor Double-decker bus which was launched in 1999 and replaced the 2-axle version of Volvo Olympian (its 3-axle version

The President body was phased out in January 2005, with the equally popular ALX400 body expected to give way to the Enviro 400.