An apparatus for wireless communications at a first user equipment, UE, comprising: a processor, memory coupled with the processor; and wherein the apparatus is characterised in that the processor is configured to: receive, via a sidelink communications link, a first message from a second UE for forwarding by the first UE to a network device; perform a decoding procedure on portions of the first message; select, based on a success or failure of the decoding procedure, between generating a second message comprising a re-encoded portion of the first message for forwarding to the network device, wherein the portion to be re-encoded was successfully decoded in the decoding procedure, generating the second message comprising an amplified portion of the first message for forwarding to the network device, wherein the portion to be amplified failed to be successfully decoded in the decoding procedure, or generating the second message comprising a re-encoded portion of the first message and an amplified portion of the first message for forwarding to the network device, wherein the portion to be re-encoded was successfully decoded and the portion to be amplified failed to be successfully decoded in the decoding procedure; and transmit the second message to the network device based at least in part on the selecting. a processor, memory coupled with the processor; and wherein the apparatus is characterised in that the processor is configured to: receive, via a sidelink communications link, a first message from a second UE for forwarding by the first UE to a network device; perform a decoding procedure on portions of the first message; select, based on a success or failure of the decoding procedure, between generating a second message comprising a re-encoded portion of the first message for forwarding to the network device, wherein the portion to be re-encoded was successfully decoded in the decoding procedure, generating the second message comprising an amplified portion of the first message for forwarding to the network device, wherein the portion to be amplified failed to be successfully decoded in the decoding procedure, or generating the second message comprising a re-encoded portion of the first message and an amplified portion of the first message for forwarding to the network device, wherein the portion to be re-encoded was successfully decoded and the portion to be amplified failed to be successfully decoded in the decoding procedure; and transmit the second message to the network device based at least in part on the selecting. receive, via a sidelink communications link, a first message from a second UE for forwarding by the first UE to a network device; perform a decoding procedure on portions of the first message; select, based on a success or failure of the decoding procedure, between generating a second message comprising a re-encoded portion of the first message for forwarding to the network device, wherein the portion to be re-encoded was successfully decoded in the decoding procedure, generating the second message comprising an amplified portion of the first message for forwarding to the network device, wherein the portion to be amplified failed to be successfully decoded in the decoding procedure, or generating the second message comprising a re-encoded portion of the first message and an amplified portion of the first message for forwarding to the network device, wherein the portion to be re-encoded was successfully decoded and the portion to be amplified failed to be successfully decoded in the decoding procedure; and generating a second message comprising a re-encoded portion of the first message for forwarding to the network device, wherein the portion to be re-encoded was successfully decoded in the decoding procedure, generating the second message comprising an amplified portion of the first message for forwarding to the network device, wherein the portion to be amplified failed to be successfully decoded in the decoding procedure, or generating the second message comprising a re-encoded portion of the first message and an amplified portion of the first message for forwarding to the network device, wherein the portion to be re-encoded was successfully decoded and the portion to be amplified failed to be successfully decoded in the decoding procedure; and transmit the second message to the network device based at least in part on the selecting.