Unless i have missed something, Drew Kemp seems to have no team place at either UK level, so far.  Are there any possibilities left, at this stage? I know he isnt exactly everyone's "cup of tea" (especially IainB!) but  nonethless a young and improving British rider. 

You can count the number of riders that have been good enough to be truly competitive at the top level from entry on your fingers so that argument is a little flawed Once they are of the required standard if they had to pick one over the other the choice would be near unanimous for the higher level

Will he get a driving licence......?

Doubling down is what the top league riders want as it enhances their wages. You could also argue riders like Zach Cook are doubling up as they rode at Championship level before they rode at Premiership level.

Chris Louis would have been one of those at the top of the pecking order and he was most certainly not accommodated with  "the rest compromising". Speedway works in the UK the way it does because the majority of promoters want it too be run the way it is.  Can't beat a bit of democracy eh?

The second division use to be made up of youngest working their way through the sport. Double upping has been around for decades but it’s the double downing that started our current rider shortage. Second division clubs won’t even participate in the RS system but are more than happy to have top league riders on the cheap as it enhances their product. Doesn’t help the sport as a whole but “I’m alright Jack”, the mantra of most if not all second tier clubs.