Hi guys and girls thanks for the replies!
Let me clarify what I mean when I said dispatched. I ment the aircraft has been pushed back from the gate doors all closed etc tug driven away so now the aircraft is using its own power to move.
Thinking about the situation I would of used the LED panel on the over head and actually looking out the window in the cabin.
Reason being, even if you used the alternate flap switch the gauge still wouldn't move yet the flaps would be deployed.