London Mayor Sadiq Khan is forecast to miss a key milestone in his mission to encourage Londoners away from using their cars towards greener modes of transport, his deputy Seb Dance has admitted.

The mayor set out a target in his 2018 transport strategy for 80 per cent of all trips in London to be made on foot, by bicycle or using public transport by 2041, says Harrow Online.

But according to officials at City Hall, the mix of journeys in the capital is currently expected to fall below an interim target set for 2030, making the 2041 goal harder to achieve.

The deputy mayor for transport, Dance told the London Assembly on Wednesday: “The latest figure we have for London as a whole is 61.5 per cent.

“Our target for 2030 is 69.3 per cent, so closing that gap between then and now is the overarching priority that we have. We’re currently forecast to fall slightly short of that.”