Fly-by-whiff, you are totally wrong yourself. I hope you do not profess to be an Examiner with such strongly stated and incorrect information....
Please allow me to correct your falsehoods.
The SEP Class Rating Licensing Skill Test is not the same as the PPL Skill Test.
It is only necessary for an applicant to take the oral examination if his/her Rating has expired by more than 5 years. As the original PPL Skill Test was passed in 2001, the SEP Class Rating would have expired in 2003. Now, follow this carefully because it involves hard sums which you may well find difficult, 2003+5 = 2008. And it's now 2007 - do you understand this simple concept?
To have a PPL re-issued (the CAA incorrectly call it 'renewed' because they cocked up the form but won't admit it), all the applicant has to do is to obtain a valid medical, pass the Licensing Proficiency Check appropriate to the SEP Class Rating and send the paperwork and payment to the CAA. Nothing else
Would you like me to explain again in even simpler terms?