Originally Posted by
pilotmike
.... However, to settle the argument, the bit where it says ... so it is NOT "the same effect either way". Clearly the wording states unambiguously that the theory test must be passed before the practical test.
But that was never the argument, there was nothing to settle. You've misunderstood what was said. It was always self-evident that the written had to come before the practical, nobody here said any different.