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We have a similar (but much better) website in the UK - http://www.writetothem.com/

Enter your postcode and it will give you a list of your local councilors, your MP, your MEPs, along with their party information, and a link to a list of lords. You then click who you want to contact and it gives you a form to fill in.

The contact is free, and via email rather than post, but in the UK that's just as good a way to contact them. They usually respond by post.

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I'm not certain how it is in the UK but the US is very different. In fact, most of the email is ignored and used for data collection purposes. (i.e. donation drives)

Hand written letters are very influential. Clearly that is not possible via a web interface. But still an actual physical letter is quite powerful for a US politician.

I worked in a Congressional office and email which contains a name and address within the representative's district is treated just like a paper letter.

I've personally only done it a couple of times, and I have received letters in response both times. The general impression I get here is that email is just as good as letters for contacting politicians.

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