A NEW mum says she 'could have been killed' when a car she purchased while pregnant showed a serious fault.

Charlene Murphy purchased a runaround from iCars Ibrox but claims its steering wheel jammed while she was driving it.

She and partner Billy Kelly came forward to tell their story after reading about William Duncan's struggle with the car dealership in the Evening Times.

We told earlier this month how Mr Duncan was left with no car and no cash after taking iCars owner Jamie Miller to court.

Ms Murphy was 30 weeks pregnant when she bought a Fiat Punto from Mr Miller on June 26.

She claims she explained that the car was just to see her through while she was pregnant and when the baby was young.

The 27-year-old said: "I went with my aunt to view the car. Mr Miller said it had passed its MOT and a few small things wrong with it had been repaired.

"It was within my budget so I just thought, 'Perfect, this is exactly what I want.'

"Mr Miller could see I was pregnant. He knew who he was selling to."

Although it was listed for £495, the car was dirty inside so Mr Miller sold the vehicle for £400 to cover cleaning costs.

Ms Murphy said she was coming home from shopping and, while trying to park, the steering wheel jammed.

She that when driving the car, the steering would lock without warning so she contacted Mr Miller on July 2 to tell him.

Ms Murphy said Mr Miller said he was busy and gave her excuse after excuse until finally he said he would order in a part to repair the car.

She was told she would receive a call two days later about bringing the car in for repairs.

It is now September and Ms Murphy and Mr Kelly are still waiting to hear about the new part.

They said they contacted the DVLA and the car is still registered to iCars Ibrox, meaning the log book has not been transferred.

Ms Murphy, from Kirkintilloch, said: "We now have a newborn baby and no car. If I had been driving on the motorway when the steering locked then it could have killed me and my unborn baby.

"What shocks me the most was that I didn't go to someone's house and buy this car, I went to a proper garage.

"We're saving up now to buy another car and we will get back on our feet but this has been very stressful."

Mr Miller claims he sold the car for spare parts or to repair and, due to the low price, did not offer any warranty.

He said that as "an absolute goodwill gesture" he offered to repair the steering but "nothing can be done until the part arrives."

He said: "I have been out the country for two weeks, hence no contact with the customer.

"The customer is fully aware of the terms of sale but obviously is taking full advantage of the previous story you have published."

The couple is one of several iCars Ibrox customers to contact the Evening Times following our story earlier this month.

We told how the Duncans bought a Ford Focus from iCars in January, which failed an MOT the couple put it through 10 days after buying it.

They took Mr Miller to court, which found in their favour, but he has refused to pay up.

The log book was also not transferred to the Millers so they could not tax it and so the car was towed and scrapped.

Mr Miller strongly disputes their claims.