9 October – Gloagtrotter of
Perth, trading as GT Coaches, begins operation of an express coach service from
Dundee to London as The Stage Coach, origin of the
Stagecoach Group.
October –
Albion Motors'
Scotstoun works closes and manufacture of complete vehicles (on
Viking VK bus chassis) is moved to Leyland in England.
13 November –
Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980 which would decriminalise private homosexual acts between two consenting persons aged over 21 in Scotland passes at Westminster. It would take effect on 1 February 1981.[3]