Investment & Trading Update

For immediate release: 7 June 2007

                                Avingtrans Plc                                 

                         ("Avingtrans" or the "Group")                         

Investment in Vehicle Occupancy Limited

Avingtrans plc, the designer, manufacturer and supplier of critical components
and associated services to the medical, industrial and global aerospace
sectors, in pleased to announce an investment in Vehicle Occupancy Limited
("VOL").

Avingtrans is now the beneficial owner of a 7% interest in VOL resulting from
its investment of £200,000. VOL has developed and patented a new system
designed to observe and record human occupancy in cars, vans and lorries in
both moving and static situations. VOL has awarded Avingtrans with a five year
supply and management agreement for poles, housings, assembly and installation.

The system was developed by Dr John Tyrer and his team at Loughborough
University and been tested extensively. In its final form the new `dtect
camera' is planned to become a major management tool in traffic control
worldwide. The system will make it easier to enforce priority lanes for car
sharing initiatives and for differential tolling on roads, bridges, tunnels and
car parks.

Ken Baker of Avingtrans Plc has been appointed as Chairman of VOL with
immediate effect.

Ken Baker commented,

"The use of vehicle occupancy detection systems has been widely acknowledged as
a major instrument in the future of worldwide traffic management. VOL is at the
forefront of this technology and we are delighted to have acquired a 7%
interest and a long term exclusive supply agreement at this stage of its
development.

VOL has plans for a series of tests and demonstrations for The Highways Agency
and interested City Councils over the next two months. We look forward to
reporting the progression of their business."

Aerospace Division - Trading Update

The Company is further pleased to announce that its newly established aerospace
component manufacturing facility in Chengdu, China, operating as Sigma, has
received all the necessary accreditation for the supply of its components to
Europe and the United States. A number of orders and significant supply
enquiries for both these regions are currently being processed.

Avingtrans - Directorate Update

Ken Baker is to postpone his planned retirement as Chairman. He will continue
to work with the Avingtrans board and senior management in developing VOL and
other exciting opportunities around the Group.

Group Trading & Notice of Results

Following the trading update announced on 2 May 2007, sales for the year ended
31 May 2007 are expected to be in line with management's expectations. Trading
in the current financial year is in line with management's expectations.

Avingtrans expects to publish preliminary results for the year ended 31 May
2007 on 13 September 2007.

Enquiries:

Avingtrans plc

Ken Baker, Chairman

Steve Lawrence, Managing Director

Tel. [phone]

Hansard Group

Ben Simons

Tel. [phone]

KBC Peel Hunt

Julian Blunt / David Anderson

Tel. [phone]