Every day, a battle ensues between custom licence plate applicants and the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

Hundreds of Texas drivers across the state try to sneak outrageous, obscene or sometimes simply clever messages into six or seven letters.

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Between January 1 and March 31, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles rejected 580 custom plates. Here are some of the worst (or best, depending on your perspective).

Click through above to see the best licence plates rejected in January, February and March.